A wartime North Atlantic convoy battle would involve reinforcements moving from New York towards Liverpool and Antwerp. Antwerp would support forces in Germany, while Liverpool is proposed as a probable transfer point for troops continuing to Norway in tactical shipping. Its position behind Scotland and Norway, together with its port facilities, would offer a relatively sheltered place to make that transfer. Soviet forces would try to hold NATO in the Norwegian Sea and around Iceland, away from Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, and the Kola Peninsula. NATO forces entering the Barents bastion would threaten the ballistic-missile submarines sheltered there.
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Convoy routes and the fight to keep NATO out of the Barents
Reinforcement routes across the North Atlantic and the approaches to Soviet northern bases help explain the expected battle in the Norwegian Sea.