How does Jutland change if both sides are compelled to keep closing the range?
Short answerIt becomes a bitter, high-loss fleet battle in which British numerical superiority probably wins.
NotesThe counterfactual removes the caution that historically limited the decisive phase of the battle. If both sides continue closing, the battle fleets converge into a short-range gunnery fight after the run north. Losses would be severe on both sides because armor, torpedoes, and heavy guns would all be used at more effective distances. The British would likely win through weight of numbers, but at a far higher cost in ships and men.