The run to the south with a coherent British force

In this version of the run to the south, Sturdee does not chase so far ahead that the Fifth Battle Squadron loses practical connection with the battlecruisers. Its thirty-two fifteen-inch guns, strong fire control, and heavily trained gunners therefore influence the action sooner and complicate German control of the range. Regular reports also let Jellicoe keep the Grand Fleet moving south instead of slowing amid uncertainty. A more satisfactory British battle might reduce the political urgency to investigate defective shells. Greenboy-style improvement still appears likely because officers would ask why repeated hits had caused less damage than expected.