Visible success might make Beatty more aggressive rather than more cautious. The battlecruiser force could still run dangerously close to the High Seas Fleet before realizing the scale of the trap. Evan-Thomas's Fifth Battle Squadron provides a disciplined contrast, including Malaya's refusal to follow a turn that would make the ships sitting targets. Better ammunition improves British striking power, but it does not automatically correct signalling, judgment, or command behaviour.
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Better shells do not remove Beatty's command risk
More damaging British fire could tempt Beatty to press the chase farther, leaving the battlecruisers exposed even while the Fifth Battle Squadron fights an effective rear-guard action.