A one-on-one engagement is an exceptional and undesirable situation for Britain rather than the normal purpose of fleet strategy. Such a duel means much has gone wrong on the British side unless a ship such as Renown or Rodney has independently found the opponent. The point shifts attention from isolated ship statistics to the operational circumstances that produce contact. A one-on-one simulation does not represent the Royal Navy's normal way of seeking a decisive action.
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Why a British-German battleship duel signals a wider failure
A lone British-German capital-ship duel is usually a sign that the Royal Navy's wider operational advantages have broken down.