@ Sailor Steve.
I was reflecting back on this today as I saw Reece's
post just before I left to take the Wife to work.
I think that remodelling the battle in good weather
would have little effect really, Craddocks squadron
had no hope of being able to close into range for
the secondaries, unless von spee decided to allow it.
the only way to save the situation is to change craddocks
orders, to Fall back on canopus at falklands and tag and
monitor spee with the CL's, but even then
von spee wouldve likely been motivated to bypass and make
the journey home as previously mentioned the signal ruse
worked so all he would need for a clean run across is to dodge
the CL's scouting him. Further though with no disaster at coronel,
Sturdee's squadron never wouldve deployed so maybe
the battle wouldve taken place at the breakin on the
home journey instead. just some thoughts.
M
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