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On June 8, 1940, the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst was sunk after she and her sister ship Gneisenau were attacked by Swordfish from the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious. The torpedo bombers managed to inflict heavy damage on the battlecruiser, and her crew eventually scuttled her when it became clear she wasn't gonna make it home.

But what if it didn't happen that way? What if Glorious's crew hadn't been prepared with a lookout and combat air patrol to spot the German ships? Could Scharnhorst and Gneisenau have actually been able to close within firing range and sink the carrier?
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