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Massed torpedo boats overwhelm isolated cruisers

Costly small-craft attacks and converging formations turn numerical mass into an effective answer to larger Spanish cruisers.

Notes

The campaign sends torpedo boats into a converging action even though the small-craft screen will take disproportionate losses. An enemy heavy cruiser stalls inside two American formations, allowing many attackers and supporting ships to concentrate on it before attention shifts to a light cruiser. The resulting 'mob rule' proves effective despite missed torpedo runs and heavy losses. This is a game battle, but it demonstrates the tactical logic of numbers and converging geometry without representing a real engagement.