Goeben's run toward the Ottoman Empire could face opposition from both ends of the Mediterranean. British battlecruisers would still operate in the west. A ship from India and another from South Africa could move north to wait in the eastern Mediterranean, blocking the route toward Turkey. This interception depends on those ships being available; the proposed fleet program does not guarantee their presence.
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Regional battlecruisers and Goeben's route to the Ottomans
Indian and South African battlecruisers could threaten Goeben from the eastern Mediterranean if they were available in time.