Buy it or not?
This was not a choice at all.
From the Vienna Government's standpoint, the Morocco Region had to be taken. It was only a matter of sooner or later.
Although the air force's "Terminator Plan" was somewhat idealistic, it was not entirely without merit.
A direct assault on the Royal Navy's lair was unrealistic, but Morocco could be turned into a giant aircraft carrier, with hundreds of bombers deployed there to seal off Spain's gateway.
For the Holy Roman Empire, the greatest value of taking Morocco lay in seizing the strategic initiative.
With both the eastern and western gates of the Mediterranean Sea in hand, the Holy Roman Empire Navy could take the offensive instead of staying cooped up in its lair every day to guard the house.
In recent years, the Vienna Government had behaved with remarkable restraint and rarely intervened in regional conflicts. It was not that it had forgotten how to stir things up; its mobility was simply insufficient.
Most of the Royal Navy's main force remained with the home fleet precisely to keep the Holy Roman Empire Navy in check. To ensure its control over the Mediterranean Sea, the Vienna Government likewise had no choice but to leave its capital ships squatting in their home port.
There was no helping it—the United Kingdom navy was simply too powerful. The Holy Roman Empire could only gain the upper hand in the Mediterranean Sea by coordinating its navy and air force.
If the main fleet went out and the British played dirty, launching a surprise attack from behind to destroy the Suez Canal and trap the Holy Roman Empire Navy outside, then it would all be over.
When hegemony was at stake, every means imaginable had always been fair game. No one could guarantee that