I've long been fascinated with the idea of a couple of major fleet actions in the North and Norwegian Seas, as hinted at in v1.0 canon. So, I thank you for the narrative and laud you for your efforts.
A couple of bits of constructive (I hope) criticism, though. You've got Soviet SSBNs attacking a U.S. carrier group. This is doctrinally, tactically, and strategically unfeasible. I highly doubt the Soviets would risk such strategic nuclear assets in an attack for which they are ill suited. They would probably be hiding out close to their pens, surrounded by SSN pickets or creeping around beneath the polar ice cap. Much better an Oscar and/or Charlie class SSGN and maybe a couple of Alphas or Akulas instead.
Any battles in the Baltic, and a major breakout attempt even moreso, would involve a lot of ground-based anti-ship airstrikes. IIRC, the Germans have a group of Tornado IDSs dedicated to maritime strike missions and the Soviets would probably be sending out SU-34, SU-24, and/or MiG-27s to do the same as well. Then there would be the dogfights between covering groups. The Baltic would soon resemble a lake of fire.
I do like your idea of a badly damaged AA cruiser being intentionally grounded and incorporated into a shore defense network. Cool idea, IMHO.
Have you thought about getting a naval warfare sim like Harpoon, creating a scenario involving the ships and settings you've described, and playing it out? That would be awesome (but a lot of work).
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