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End of 1942
After stalingrad german high command incontrast to OTL think defeat is inevitable and they simply want to hold the front.
They realize Soviets would break the siege of leningrad and will manage to push through the coast to eventually attack east Prussia
They also realize to use surface ships against british is suicidal
They decide to focus all the major surface ships [ destroyers and up] in the Baltic for fire support of army and to help their flanking operations
They include
Tirpitz
S &G
Hipper, prinz eugen
5 light destroyers
2 pred dreads
15 destroyers
Lutzow , scheer
What steps will you take as the KM commander to ensure the best possible use of these ships for army support?