The loss figures given for Japan are 117 dead, 583 injured, and three torpedo boats sunk. Russian losses run to more than 5,000 dead, nearly 1,000 injured, and more than 6,000 prisoners, with every battleship either sunk or captured. Russia lost a vastly greater tonnage of shipping as well. The ships arrived in steaming order and struggled to establish a suitable battle formation. Their shooting nevertheless appears to have improved during the voyage, suggesting some success for Rozhestvensky's efforts to improve fire control and accuracy. Better gunnery alone could not overcome being outmanoeuvred.
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Why improved Russian gunnery could not prevent disaster
The scale of Russia's losses at Tsushima sits alongside a qualification: improved shooting could not compensate for the expedition's other disadvantages.