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The ships turn bow on to the spread of torpedoes, minimizing their target profiles. As they close, the German ships with 53cm guns open up at extreme range, allowing them to get the first shots as their guns outranged the 46cm weapons of the Mexican fleet. As they fire, the anti missile systems again intercept many of the missiles, but a good deal hit. As the ships continue to close, the torpedoes impact, causing damage to the ships's bows and reducing speed for all vessels. On the bridge of the Nassau, captain Gruber gets reports from the fleet:

Gruber: "Report, what is the damage!"

Officer: "We took some MCM damage, and there is flooding aft, but it is contained. Our bows were damaged by the torpedoes, and the combined damage is reducing our speed. We are leaking oil, and our Hypersail engines are inoperable, damage control is working on it."

Gruber: "Turn broadside and bring all available guns to bear, but continue to close the range if possible. I want to use the 28s if possible. And get reports on the fleet!"

Officer: "Reports coming in, we lost one of our cruisers and the other is heavily damaged. They are in range and are exchanging fire with enemy destroyers. The Prinz Eugen has taken a similar amount of fire as the cruisers, and is losing speed. They also report Turret Cesar is out of action, but the other 53s are still operational."

Gruber: "Tell the Prinz Eugen to engage the enemy destroyers, and have the cruiser Hypersail out. And tell the Prinz Eugen to ready theirs as well, I don't want to have all the ships in the group lost escorting us."

The second cruiser Hypersails to an Australian port for repairs, while the destroyers come under fire from the Prinz Eugen's 53cm guns. Meanwhile the ships fire their remaining missiles, and turn broadside to fire their full broadsides at the enemy....