For the offensive to be successful, four criteria were deemed critical: the attack had to be a complete surprise; the weather conditions had to be poor to neutralize Allied air superiority and the damage it could inflict on the German offensive and its supply lines; the progress had to be rapid—the Meuse River, halfway to Antwerp, had to be reached by day 4; and Allied fuel supplies would have to be captured intact along the way because the combined Wehrmacht forces were short on fuel. The General Staff estimated they only had enough fuel to cover one third to one half of the ground to Antwerp in heavy combat conditions.
for the offensive to be successful four criteria were deemed critical the attack had to be a complete surprise; the weather conditions had to be poor to neutralize allied air superiority and the damage it could inflict on the german offensive and its supply lines; the progress had to be rapid—the meuse river halfway to antwerp had to be reached by day 4; and allied fuel supplies would have to be captured intact along the way because the combined wehrmacht forces were short on fuel the general staff estimated they only had enough fuel to cover one third to one half of the ground to antwerp in heavy combat conditions