>>512758876>>512760568What I think the captain did in the chase was going a few knots slower than max, essentially baiting the chinks into that pincer.
And then putting in max throttle, perhaps with a small maneuver as the chinese got close.
That would make any interception calculations wrong (and turning a large ship like the destroyer to compensate takes a little time since there are three people involved in making the turn), so the flips would have an advantage here.
And the Chinese coast guard would have been too close to do react properly.
But as an aside, this is far out from Philipino territorial waters, and China controls the island/atoll there. So technically and factually this was in Chinese territorial waters.
I think the next encounter will not end as well for the flips.