Two light cruisers face a heavy cruiser, another light cruiser, and a destroyer. The heavy cruiser is the immediate threat because its 7.1-inch guns can seriously damage the attackers' 6.6-inch armour. The plan is to put torpedoes into it on the first run before those guns can bear effectively. A timed turn avoids incoming torpedoes, followed by a close approach that limits the target's time to evade. The attack shows how coordinated torpedo tactics can let lighter ships threaten a heavier gun platform.
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Using light cruisers to torpedo a heavy cruiser
A light-cruiser force closes on a heavier cruiser to launch torpedoes before its seven-inch guns can exploit the lighter ships' thin armor.