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OTL The German East Asia Squadron:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia_Squadron

While it manged to keep itself intact as a fleet in being for a little over 4 months, and sink a couple of very old cruisers, it didn't really accomplish much and the ships were lost. While it was afloat:

British commerce was uninhibited (with some minor losses).
Convoys of British soldiers reached their destinations without loss.

Samoa
New Guinea,
Tsingtao,
Carolines, etc. were occupied.

Is there anything different that could be done for a better result for the Germans??
Some possibilities:

a) Stay in Tsingtao and use the ships in defense of the port (maybe even land the crews and guns).
b) Actually try to defend Samoa or New Guinea from invasion.
c) Raid in the Indian ocean (along with Emden)
d) Immediately split up and try to make for home.
e) Something else????
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