The enemy torpedo launch is a threat to evaluate rather than an automatic reason to break off. Furious approaches the opponent's more damaged side, denying a symmetrical exchange and keeping the better firing position. The destroyer screen also makes torpedo runs, but poor British torpedo technology limits what those attacks can achieve. Furious then steers inside an ineffective enemy track. The opposing cruiser is substantial but looks small beside Furious, itself not among the campaign's largest battlecruisers, which gives the action a useful sense of scale.
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Torpedo threats and destroyer screening
A close action shows destroyers making torpedo runs while a fast battlecruiser exploits damaged arcs and judges an enemy launch by its actual geometry.