The fleet's concentration in northern Scotland offered a possible opening for surprise. British intelligence could help it choose when and where to move across the North Sea. Germany's best opportunity to stop the operation would come at the Danish Straits. Once enough British ships had passed through, their advantage in the Baltic would become much harder to overcome. This argument depends on speed and surprise succeeding during the passage.
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Reaching the Danish Straits before Germany could react
British intelligence and concentration in northern Scotland could create a brief opportunity for a rapid passage into the Baltic.