May thought the biggest disadvantage the French faced was their appallingly bad communications net. They were not able to get actionable intelligence in time to react to the fast moving German motorized units. This communication trouble went all the way down to the tactical level---the French aircraft often lacked radios, and French tanks often lacked radios---thus, they were unable to be as flexible as the Germans.
If my memory is correct, I believe Gamelin's headquarters did not have a single radio.
THE BLITZKRIEG MYTH by John Mosier has the most on the critique of Gort.
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