In the melee, Deutschland and König turned away from the attacking destroyers, but could not make out targets clearly enough to engage them effectively, Deutschland firing only a few 8.8 cm shells in the mist without effect.
在混战中，德国号及国王号转向避开了实施攻击的驱逐舰，却无法明确辨认目标以使其有效地参与交战；德国号在大雾重仅发射了数枚88毫米炮，均无命中。