If they had not scattered they still would have been attacked. They could have likely avoided all or most losses if they had turned around when they discovered the attack but could not risk divulging the Enigma was cracked, to the Germans.

If they had not scattered they still would have been attacked. They could have likely avoided all or most loses if they had turned around when they discovered the attack but could not risk divulging the Enigma was cracked, to the Germans.