Somerville's gamble during Operation C is presented as a near opportunity to surprise the Japanese in the Indian Ocean. The outcome depended on obtaining the correct details of their location. With that information, a British strike is judged capable of producing a very different encounter. The possibility remains counterfactual, since the necessary location information was not obtained as hoped.
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Somerville's surprise-strike gamble during Operation C
Correct enemy-location information is the condition behind the proposed British night-strike opportunity during Operation C.