>>17946422
>They could sustain their rearmament programs for an effectively infinite amount of time and would surpass Germany in a few years.
Germans were aiming for achieving critical mass, then going on a rampage. They had enough "fuel" stored to keep the engine going until they would achieve that critical mass. Had they been forced to fight before they were prepared, they wouldn't have the mechanization required to act as swiftly and decisively as they did IRL.

>The consistent expansion of military budgets
French military budget expanded too slow and too little. British was slightly better, but still nowhere near German rates.