To: abb
Churchill suggests in the excerpt above that Langsdorff could have prevailed by hanging back out of range of the cruisers' guns and using Spee's superior range to better advantage. That is, by being less aggressive.
12 posted on
12/13/2009 6:08:58 AM PST by
Homer_J_Simpson
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
True that, but once the Exeter was crippled, Langsdorff broke off the action instead of sinking her.
13 posted on
12/13/2009 6:13:59 AM PST by
abb
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Churchill suggests in the excerpt above that Langsdorff could have prevailed by hanging back out of range of the cruisers' guns and using Spee's superior range to better advantage Against multiple opponents, each individually faster, that's not exactly easy to do.
28 posted on
12/14/2009 5:53:29 AM PST by
Oztrich Boy
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