The only countries that even need a critical supply are the ones bordering Russia

And I guess France probably will insist on reserving some in case of tomfoolery in Africa

CG was better before all the overpowered super robots became the only thing that mattered in the battles.

But all else wasn't equal. Germany had France on the ropes in 1914-16 as it was, Italy clearly played the role of a kingmaker in WW1 I would say.