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Originally Posted by Hawkerace
What would of happened? More Casualties? Only a delay? Perhaps maybe as a halt and forming another clog?
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Total carnage. The Germans would have been stopped cold, with heavy casualties.
Are we assuming Belgium remains neutral? Then not only are the Germans up against the fanatical defenders of the line itself, but the French still have a few mobile formations left over to deal with any who get through.
The problem with the line was that the French left too many troops there. It was supposed to be a way to economize manpower, but not enough of a strategic reserve was pulled back and left mobile in case any problems developed.