This counterfactual asks how the 35-knot Steam Gun Boats might have changed the evacuation from Singapore. Their speed could have carried people farther during darkness and made them harder for the Japanese cruiser and destroyers to catch. Hugging the coast might also have helped the small craft blend into shoreline clutter. The boats were not actually present, and their performance would not have assured escape.
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Could Steam Gun Boats have aided Singapore's evacuation?
A counterfactual applies Steam Gun Boat speed and coastal concealment to the problem of escaping Singapore under Japanese surface and air pressure.