Radar patrols and radio interception from an Allied Norway would also have made the movement of German surface ships easier to detect. Britain might have forward-based a battleship task force there, threatening raiders from Norway while the Home Fleet approached from the other side. Constricting the Atlantic exit would have reduced the number of ships needed to cover Arctic convoys and northern waters. The released ships could then reinforce the Mediterranean or deploy farther east, giving Norwegian basing consequences for fleet allocation across several theaters.
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Norwegian bases could trap German surface raiders
Forward British task forces and air reconnaissance could have narrowed the German exit while releasing ships for other theaters.