Changing machinery also concentrates German vulnerability in diesel refining and production, which British bombing would target. Engines do not raise naval budgets, ship totals, or construction priority. Without a larger allocation of money and yards, the Kriegsmarine remains financially and numerically weaker than the Royal Navy. Diesel endurance therefore complicates interception while leaving the strategic imbalance intact.
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Diesel range does not erase Germany's numerical weakness
British attacks on diesel production and the Royal Navy's larger force would continue to constrain Germany even after the propulsion change.