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Originally Posted by Contact
So explain me how on earth Deutchland class cruiser which top speed was 28.5 knots managed to escape two Leander class (HMS Ajax & HMS Achiles) light cruisers and one York-class (HMS Exeter) heavy cruiser where all of them could maintain ~ 32 knots before reaching Montevideo ?
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She didn't escape them. They shadowed her all the way. They were in much worse shape than
Graf Spee after the battle, and further engagement would have been foolhardy when reinforcements were on the way.
Remember that, from a tactical standpoint,
Graf Spee won the battle.
Find a copy of Battle Of The River Plate, by Dudley Pope.
http://www.amazon.com/Battle-River-P...1979889&sr=1-2
It will explain everything.