They would crest the equator and intercept what would be the enemy formation's right rear eighth. They had almost three minutes before the destroyers could effectively engage the squadron from the time the Lancers could start shooting. The Cruisers were another matter. Their larger guns could get lucky at the ninety second mark.
The Lancers could fire three times each before the enemy was in range and could retaliate. But since they were shooting at tiny destroyers as targets, they would most likely miss half their shots. That meant that they would have between two and four destroyers left when the cruisers could start cutting into the squadron.
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