what if sheer became temporary commander of HSF because Ingenohl got very nasty flu before HSF departure in 15 dec 1914.Ingenohl was coward that got scared by British destroyers and robbed German navy only chance to become equal in capital ship to Royal navy in 1914-15. royal navy margin of superiority was 10 capital ships at end of 1914. in 16 dec 1914 HSF was steaming to doggerbank middle in northe sea as distance cover for hipper scouting force attacking English coast with 14 DN battleships and 9 cruisers and 56 destroyers and 8 PDN battleships against British force that was also steaming to doggerbank to ambush hipper scouting force return to Germany. British force was 6 DN battleships and 4 DN battle cruisers and 8 cruisers and 7 destroyers.
in OTL Ingenohl got report of fight between German and British destroyers in 5.20 clock morning 16 dec and in 5.30 clock order HSF return to Germany and significantly dint told hipper scouting force of HSf return to port. in otl 3 of 7 British destroyers where damaged and were no longer able to fight . if sheer was commander of HSF he will reinforce his screening force with cruisers fighting British and all British destroyers will be damaged and unfit to fight. British without their destroyers will be forced to use Battle-cruisers as scouting force because sending cruisers will make British battleships extremely vulnerable to torpedo attacks.British battle-cruisers will be send to help destroyers
Beatty commander of British Battle-cruisers was rash and very bad with communication. British Battle-cruisers had very bad gunnery as in Jutland. local sunrise in doggerbank is 7.30 clock. so if Beatty Battle-cruisers will run into 14 German battleships in dark without any warning. British battle cruisers are vulnerable as in Jutland 1916 it took 7 and 5 hits to destroy two British battle cruisers . 3 hits will slow battle-cruiser to less than 20 knot.
in OTL Ingenohl got report of fight between German and British destroyers in 5.20 clock morning 16 dec and in 5.30 clock order HSF return to Germany and significantly dint told hipper scouting force of HSf return to port. in otl 3 of 7 British destroyers where damaged and were no longer able to fight . if sheer was commander of HSF he will reinforce his screening force with cruisers fighting British and all British destroyers will be damaged and unfit to fight. British without their destroyers will be forced to use Battle-cruisers as scouting force because sending cruisers will make British battleships extremely vulnerable to torpedo attacks.British battle-cruisers will be send to help destroyers
Beatty commander of British Battle-cruisers was rash and very bad with communication. British Battle-cruisers had very bad gunnery as in Jutland. local sunrise in doggerbank is 7.30 clock. so if Beatty Battle-cruisers will run into 14 German battleships in dark without any warning. British battle cruisers are vulnerable as in Jutland 1916 it took 7 and 5 hits to destroy two British battle cruisers . 3 hits will slow battle-cruiser to less than 20 knot.