Placing Nidaros close to Eidsvold matches Askim's need to maintain contact and mutual support, while Norge remains inside Narvik seeking orders. The scenario keeps Willoch aboard Eidsvold as the lead officer for continuity, even though the additional ship could have changed seniority and command assignments. The German force remains ten troop-laden destroyers, one already lagging behind, because that was the maximum the Kriegsmarine could risk. It includes one Type 1934, four Type 1934A, and five Type 1936 destroyers. Fog constrains recognition and fire control on both sides, making exact positioning the central variable.
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The counterfactual deployment beside Eidsvold
The scenario places Nidaros alongside Eidsvold near the fjord entrance while Norge remains inside Narvik, creating three mutually supporting heavy ships.