Training the battlecruisers as a fleet

The proposed training cycle combines the passage between the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow with gunnery, high-speed movement, and divisional manoeuvres. Sturdee would accept the political inconvenience of taking ships north because the force must learn to work together before combat. Destroyer screening against submarines would become part of the exercise rather than a reason to remain in harbour. The transit itself could rehearse battle doctrine, including simultaneous turns, while a roughly 24-knot pace kept Fifth Battle Squadron involved. Those fast 15-inch-gun ships also brought strong fire-control systems into the combined formation. The important outcome is a force that understands where its divisions belong and how they support one another.