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on December 16, 1914 Ingenohl had chance destroy ten British capital ships. these ten ships provided the margin of British naval supremacy.

British formation placed the 4 battle cruisers five miles ahead of the 6 battleships, with the 4 light cruisers five miles to starboard and the 4 armored cruisers one mile to port. Admiral Beatty’s 7 destroyers were ten miles to port of the battleships .Ingenohl was steering toward them with 14 dreadnought battleships, 8 predreadnought battleships, 9 cruisers, and 54 destroyers

British task-force was send to find Hipper force of 4 battle-cruisers, 5 cruisers and 18 destroyers. Warrender was afraid of German torpedo attack. so 7 British destroyers is only scouting force for Warrender and Beatty. in OTL The small British destroyer force had been severely mauled. None had been sunk, but three of the original seven had been seriously damaged and were no longer able to fight.
in OTL at 5:30 a.m., Ingenohl made a general signal for all squadrons to reverse course and retreat back to Germany

what if Ingenohl have courage to stay and investigate . German vanguard consist of 3 cruisers and 11 destroyers against 7 British destroyers .German cruisers have wireless jamming ability.German vanguard will get close to British capital ship to inform Ingenohl.but British destroyers will never get close to German capital ships to inform Beatty.

British force will not fight HSF knowingly. but if British scouting force cant get close to HSF to report back. Beatty will mistake HSF for hipper battle-cruisers.Beatty is reckless brave will charge to sound of gun attack German vanguard scouting force.German destroyers will retreat to safety of HSF big gun and Beatty will be charging on HSF. It will be dark and low visibility, Beatty will know he fighting German dreadnoughts not Hipper battle-cruisers when German 12 inch shell hit his battle-cruisers.

Ingenohl have 5 destroyers flotillas 2 rear flotillas and 2 flank guard flotillas and 1 vanguard flotilla. if Ingenohl have courage to stay, he will send one flotilla form flank to scout ahead and 1 rear flotilla to replace flank guard flotilla. flank scout flotilla go around vanguard flotilla. flank scout flotilla will arrive on rear of British battleships same time Beatty charge HSF. flank scout flotilla will launch massed torpedo attack on British battleships that will hit 3 battleships one will capsize two other battleships speed will reduced to 12 knots

one Beatty battle-cruisers will quickly be crippled. Beatty will try protect crippled battle-cruisers and ask Warrender for help.
Warrender will stay fight protect two lame battleships. HMS tiger battle-cruiser have very bad shooting record so HSF will fight 3 effective instead of 4 battle-cruisers. British battle-cruisers have reputation of sudden explosion in heavy fight. so 7 British capital ship against 14 German capital ship.
German have zero loss capital ships.8 German battleships will destroy all Beatty battle-cruisers quickly. 6 German battleships will destroy one of three healthy British battleships. and damage other two battleships. two British battleships will try escape but Hipper force will destroy them

recap
German scouting force is lot stronger than British scouting force
German scouting force get good look on British capital ships ,British scouting force will never get good look on German battleships British destroyers will be crippled early in battle

Beatty is reckless will charge HSF in mistaken believe it is Hipper force.

Ingenohl will send extra flotilla to scout ahead that flotilla arrive tor flank of British battleships and lunch massed torpedo attack and hit three battleships

British will fight to protect crippled ships

all Beatty battle-cruisers will be destroyed early because sudden explosion and HMS tiger is very bad shooter

two damaged british battleships will try to escape but recalled hipper battle-cruisers will sink battleships

what is consequence of British loss 10 against zero German loss in battle/ship-cruisers
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