Dogger Bank without the signal that concentrated on Blucher

If Beatty went to Gallipoli, a victorious Cradock could return from Coronel, receive promotion to vice admiral, and become a candidate to command the battlecruisers. Sturdee and Hood are other possibilities, with Hood already having received Battenberg's support for a Channel command. At Dogger Bank, the decisive difference would be avoiding the confused signal that caused the British ships to converge on Blucher instead of pursuing Hipper's remaining force. Continued pursuit could expose Seydlitz or Derfflinger to more British fire, though the British would also take more damage. Damage to surviving British ships could influence the later Admiral-class fast-battleship design. If Seydlitz sank, Hipper might be lost and the German navy might not learn the same ammunition-handling lessons before Jutland.