my point Za is that Soviet ground forces did not do as you say, they went full ahead to capture important points of communique, crossroads, buildings and of course any and all German troops as much as possible, no matter what the cost was in human lives. Ship fire was radio'ed in and I have a good story of one such incident from a former KM friend that I have shared in the past; or it was air controlled, the Tirpitz would of just been another piece of needed mobil artillery and it would of been most effective.

yes seems like a waste for such a grand Schiff but should of it stayed all holed up in some protected bay whimpering and not exposing itself ?