@Flashman:
No allied surface vessels (other than Russia) may enter the Baltic.
I do not like arbitrary rules such as this. The Germans should have to do something to prevent Allied ships moving into the Baltic. If the game is correctly balanced, they should have the means to do this. However, if the German player chooses to, for example, use the fleet to support an invasion of Russia, then the Allies might be strong enough to force the Skagerrak.
I agree. The more you base rules on what happened instead of what could have reasonably happened, the more you are acting out the same old tired thing every game.