Rawalpindi's captain is described as having wanted torpedoes. The imagined ship carries two quadruple launchers per side, allowing eight torpedoes against each of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. German confidence is judged to have allowed a dangerously close approach. Sinking one or both opponents is proposed as a possible counterfactual result.
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Could torpedoes have changed Rawalpindi's last action?
A hypothetical torpedo armament exploits the close approach of Rawalpindi's German opponents.