A common 27.3-knot speed keeps the nine-ship battle line together while range and angles bring its main, secondary, and tertiary armament to bear. A battlecruiser is detached to shepherd the fleeing ship back toward the battleships, using a faster pursuit asset to support the line. When the opponent charges, it faces four Royal Sovereign-style pre-dreadnoughts and five early dreadnoughts. The method may work against one ship, while an entire squadron defeats it.
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Battle-line speed and range control
A nine-battleship line shows how common speed, range control, and a scouting battlecruiser trap a lone opponent.