Two newly commissioned Tiger Cubs could reinforce Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock in the South Atlantic. Their sixteen 9.2-inch guns, modern fire control, and 28-knot speed would outmatch Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Cradock would probably transfer his flag and combine the Tiger Cubs with Glasgow in a fast division, leaving Good Hope, Monmouth, and Otranto in a slower group. A British victory could still cost ships if the Germans engaged that slower group before help arrived, although contemporary radio limits would discourage separating the divisions widely. Victory at Coronel would remove the need to send Invincible and Inflexible south for the Falklands battle. The Tiger Cubs would gain the public reputation for destroying raiders, while the battlecruisers would lose the victory that historically answered criticism after Goeben escaped.
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Two Tiger Cubs could reverse the Battle of Coronel
Sixteen 9.2-inch guns and a major speed advantage would transform Cradock's force against Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.