The fast British battlecruisers could pursue with Tiger Cub support while slower ships formed a second group. Cradock's cruiser command would provide another senior officer willing to continue the chase if Beatty's signals drew the battlecruisers toward Blücher. A recent independent victory at Coronel would also give Cradock more standing to exercise his own judgment. High rates of fire remain dangerous to unarmored control, deck, and superstructure areas even when 9.2-inch shells cannot defeat every belt. Seydlitz and Moltke are unlikely to escape in this counterfactual, while Derfflinger has the best chance because of her higher speed. The possible loss of Franz von Hipper with Seydlitz would deprive Germany of ships and experienced cruiser leadership before Jutland.
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Tiger Cubs turn Dogger Bank into a German disaster
Four to six 28-knot cruisers add enough speed and 9.2-inch firepower to threaten the entire German scouting group rather than only Blucher.