Cruise of the Raider Kormoran

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Originally Posted by Brag

Here is an interesting account and other info on the cruise of the Kormoran

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/hilfskreuzer/kormoran.html

One thing I have never been able to understand is why the Sydney's captain decided to close to such a short range. I don't mean to armchair quarterback him, but if the Sydney had remained at a longer range the outcome would probably have been very different. The "Devonshire" survived a similar encounter with a merchant raider because she refused to be lured within range by the enemy's signals.