We cannot help it if German is wrongUnderstand the quote but Bis is a "him" not a her
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Repair This! A HMS Repulse Timeline
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Firstly its unlikely
The Stringbag could turn on a penny and once it had dropped its fish it was 180 get the fuck out of dodge so unlikely to accidently hit the Bismarck IMO
And in answer to your question - here is what happened when a kamikaze (A KI 51 "Sonia Dive Bomber) hit HMS Sussex - a County class heavy Cruiser which had a 4.5" main belt.
Great photo.
This is why we make armour piercing shells out of materials that are strong and hard.
Chapter 6
The sound of Bristol Pegasuses shattered the morning north atlantic peace. At 08:05 9 Fairey Swordfish once again took off from HMS Victorious, headed for the Bismarck, which as a result of the damage accumulated had slowed down to a not so respectable speed of 23 knots. The loss of a propeller shaft and shock damage to the machinery only further compounded the rather unpleasant situation. Upon seeing the sight of yet another 9 Fairey Swordfish, rumors had it Lindemann threw his binoculars at the deck in despair, while Lutjens merely looked on. Once again the 9 Torpedo bombers pressed their attack and once agian the Bismarck lit up like a Christmas tree, with whatever AA mounts she could bring to bear. Once within range the Swordfish, attacking in 2 waves, dropped their torpedoes. All but one missed. This one hit struck the Bismarck near amidships along the armor belt, throwing men in the boiler and engineering spaces off their feet and causing minor damage. Once again, no Swordfish would be shot down and the Swordfish would return safely and victoriously to Victorious.
By now Suffolk, having been rejoined by PoW and Repulse after the whole Prinz Eugen incident (Norfolk having been sent home for repairs) was still tracking Bismarck. Just outside of Bismarck's effective firing range. She would also be joined by the destroyers HMS Achates, Antelope, Electra and Icarus. Anthony and Echo were busy finishing rescue operations of Prinz Eugens crew and would soon join them. Also racing North was Admiral Tovey with the Battleship HMS King George V and the battlecruiser HMS Hood. With Bismarck slowed significantly the RN was preparing for the final act.
Admiral Tovey took operational command of the task force. As he maneuvered his forces in a pincer movement around the stricken Bismarck, keeping Hood and his flagship KGV as one unit and PoW and Repulse as the 2nd. The Bismarck had slowed down another roughly 2-3 knots thanks to the shock damage inflicted by the midship's hit. And thus now began the final act in this deadly ballet of warships. Bismarck vs an overwhelming British naval force.
Hood was the first to open fire, shortly followed later by KGV. Bismarck replied in kind, but with fire control and her radar damaged, her salvos came nowhere close to hitting. Repulse and PoW soon join in as well as the heavy cruisers Suffolk and Dorsetshire, effectively dividing Bismarck limited firepower. All of the ships soon find the range and let loose with everything they have. Hood successfully maneuvers to within range (dodging a rather lucky salvo that if had found its mark, would have blown the boat deck to smithereens) and launched a spread of 2 torpedoes from her 2 portside torpedo tubes, all the while blazing away with her 15 inch guns, and 4 inch DP mounts.One of the torpedoes found its mark impacting near the stern between caesar and dora turrets, a plume of smoke and water rising into the air, thus making Hood the only know battleship to torpedo another battleship. Within the better part of an hour the Bismarck was reduced to a burning, sinking wreck. The battleships seized fire and the escorting destroyers to close in and finish off the Bismarck and rescue survivors. Dorsetshire fired off both sets of torpedoes (port and starboard) and along with HMS Maori started rescuing survivors but a U- Boat alarm forced them to abandon the efforts early. Sadly only 5 survivors would be rescued by the time German naval forces arrived on scene.
Upon returning to port Captain Tennant gave a brief statement of the events, saying that “It was a fairly close run of things, we just happened to have more luck then the Bismarck, thats nothing to say of the crew (of Bismarck) though, they did their job spectacularly.”
By now Suffolk, having been rejoined by PoW and Repulse after the whole Prinz Eugen incident (Norfolk having been sent home for repairs) was still tracking Bismarck. Just outside of Bismarck's effective firing range. She would also be joined by the destroyers HMS Achates, Antelope, Electra and Icarus. Anthony and Echo were busy finishing rescue operations of Prinz Eugens crew and would soon join them. Also racing North was Admiral Tovey with the Battleship HMS King George V and the battlecruiser HMS Hood. With Bismarck slowed significantly the RN was preparing for the final act.
Admiral Tovey took operational command of the task force. As he maneuvered his forces in a pincer movement around the stricken Bismarck, keeping Hood and his flagship KGV as one unit and PoW and Repulse as the 2nd. The Bismarck had slowed down another roughly 2-3 knots thanks to the shock damage inflicted by the midship's hit. And thus now began the final act in this deadly ballet of warships. Bismarck vs an overwhelming British naval force.
Hood was the first to open fire, shortly followed later by KGV. Bismarck replied in kind, but with fire control and her radar damaged, her salvos came nowhere close to hitting. Repulse and PoW soon join in as well as the heavy cruisers Suffolk and Dorsetshire, effectively dividing Bismarck limited firepower. All of the ships soon find the range and let loose with everything they have. Hood successfully maneuvers to within range (dodging a rather lucky salvo that if had found its mark, would have blown the boat deck to smithereens) and launched a spread of 2 torpedoes from her 2 portside torpedo tubes, all the while blazing away with her 15 inch guns, and 4 inch DP mounts.One of the torpedoes found its mark impacting near the stern between caesar and dora turrets, a plume of smoke and water rising into the air, thus making Hood the only know battleship to torpedo another battleship. Within the better part of an hour the Bismarck was reduced to a burning, sinking wreck. The battleships seized fire and the escorting destroyers to close in and finish off the Bismarck and rescue survivors. Dorsetshire fired off both sets of torpedoes (port and starboard) and along with HMS Maori started rescuing survivors but a U- Boat alarm forced them to abandon the efforts early. Sadly only 5 survivors would be rescued by the time German naval forces arrived on scene.
Upon returning to port Captain Tennant gave a brief statement of the events, saying that “It was a fairly close run of things, we just happened to have more luck then the Bismarck, thats nothing to say of the crew (of Bismarck) though, they did their job spectacularly.”
I'm kind of surprised they didn't keep painting that mark on the ship, both as a battle honour and as a tribute to the planes crew.