How would other powers react if one of each German Tier 10 ship from World of Warships appeared at Wilhelmshaven in 1937, and what would German logistics face?
Short answerOther powers could react before Germany could use them effectively, while Germany would inherit unfamiliar ships without the crews, manuals, spare parts, or industrial system to sustain them.
NotesIn this World of Warships scenario, one of each German Tier 10 ship appears at Wilhelmshaven in 1937 without the crews or supply chains needed to operate them. Every unfamiliar system brings requirements for spare parts, trained personnel, and technical manuals. Recognisable ancestry would help engineers understand the machinery, but it would not supply the settings and maintenance specifications needed to operate a high-pressure boiler safely. France is envisaged as reacting before Germany can turn the new arrivals into a dependable fleet, potentially using its army to demand the ships. Advanced hulls cannot supply the industrial system needed to sustain them. A separate, contested route to a German victory depends on delaying a European war until fighting begins in the Far East. That proposal also requires Britain and the United States to avoid forming an alliance against Japan, because an existing alliance would respond together to German expansion in Europe. These conditional arguments leave disagreement over how far history would need to change for a German victory.