Having just redeployed his ships into anti-aircraft formation, he further complicated matters by ordering a "General Attack", which called for his fleet to split into divisions and attack independently.
Efter netop at have opstillet sine skibe i antiluftskytsformation vanskeliggjorde han tingene yderligere ved at beordre et "generalangreb", hvilket betød, at hans flåde skulle dele sig op i divisioner og angribe uafhængigt.