ɹˈɛndəl bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt hɪz ʃˈɪps kʊd biː bˈæɾəlʃˌɪp dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz æz ðɛɹ hˈaɪɚ spˈiːd wʊd ɐlˈaʊ ðˌɛm tə dˈɪkteɪt ðə ɹˈeɪndʒ æt wˌɪtʃ ðə bˈæɾəl wʌz fˈɔːt ɔːɹ ðeɪ kʊd dˌɪsɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ æt nˈiːd.
Rendel believed that his ships could be battleship destroyers as their higher speed would allow them to dictate the range at which the battle was fought or they could disengage at need.