French cruisers appear to sacrifice themselves to cover their capital ships, exposing a weakness in the attacking heavy cruisers. Their 9.2-inch ships lack torpedoes for finishing a resistant target. The torpedo-armed cruiser Chatham makes a dangerous closing run but fails to launch. Looking back, Canada should have joined the detached group from the beginning, adding firepower and drawing attention away from the torpedo cruiser.
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Cruiser torpedo reserve and a task-group mistake
A failed pursuit shows why heavy cruisers may need reserved torpedoes and why the right supporting ship must be detached at the start of an attack.