It was hoped that, following a successful German submarine attack, fast British escorts, such as destroyers, would be tied down by anti-submarine operations. If the Germans could catch the British in the expected locations, good prospects were thought to exist of at least partially redressing the balance of forces between the fleets. "After the British sortied in response to the raiding attack force", the Royal Navy's centuries-old instincts for aggressive action could be exploited to draw its weakened units towards the main German fleet under Scheer. The hope was that Scheer would thus be able to ambush a section of the British fleet and destroy it.Campbell, p. 2.
it was hoped that following a successful german submarine attack fast british escorts such as destroyers would be tied down by anti-submarine operations if the germans could catch the british in the expected locations good prospects were thought to exist of at least partially redressing the balance of forces between the fleets "after the british sortied in response to the raiding attack force" the royal navy's centuries-old instincts for aggressive action could be exploited to draw its weakened units towards the main german fleet under scheer the hope was that scheer would thus be able to ambush a section of the british fleet and destroy itcampbell p 2