But the warning against enemy air defence is given there also, and in this warning about counter measures it is made clear it is concerned entirely with the approach. Here mention is made of the moral objections which every soldier has to overcome before an attack. Q. Admiral, you need only refer to those parts which show that the order is concerned with fighting enemy defences. Withdraw above water. Possibly make a circle and go around at the rear.
Every sailor knows that one makes a circle or goes around at the rear of the protecting enemy ships.
Thus we are talking here about a convoy.