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Greatest Battles<br />
Reconnaissance left wanting<br />
The attacks were marred by poor intelligence.<br />
The first mistake came when the Russian onshore<br />
batteries were believed to be more formidable and<br />
heavily manned than they actually were. Tōgō<br />
therefore conducted a more cautious advance than<br />
he perhaps should have.<br />
A real fog of war<br />
Throughout the battle, the port was covered<br />
in a dense smoke that made it tough for both<br />
sides to uphold effective communications.<br />
The inconclusive result was down to the<br />
poor conditions, not enough planning and<br />
the hesitancy of both admirals.<br />
Torpedo ships<br />
Prior to the battle the next day, the<br />
Japanese attack on the Russian<br />
fleet was carried out by torpedo<br />
ships. Equipped with Whitehead<br />
Torpedoes, they let loose a volley<br />
of projectiles but they were much<br />
less effective than predicted.<br />
The new Japanese fleet<br />
Russian propaganda mocked the<br />
Japanese navy but they were unaware<br />
that their Shikishima and Fuji class<br />
battleshipswereonloanfromtheBritish.<br />
With Royal Navy engineering, these<br />
metal monsters were part of the best<br />
navyJapanhadfieldedinbattletodate.<br />
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