This seems kinda interesting, but I have the same question as TAK before I decide: Can you get the Bismarck/Tirpitz?
Nevermind, did some digging myself. And the answer is: Ja Herr Admiral! You can get the Scharnhorst as well.
Don't let yourself get caught by a "Bismarck" if you're sailing around in a "Hood," though. In the battle between those two giants, Hood was sunk by a single grenade that smashed through the deck and blew up inside an ammo magazine, creating a 200 meter high fountain of fire, breaking the ship in half and sinking it almost instantly. Out of the 1418 crew members, three survived.
Wasn't the first time the brits paid with the loss of one of their ships for not armouring their decks well enough, either.
And finally, to compare how long the Bismarck lasted, a
quote:Almost two hours had elapsed since the battle had begun, and the Bismarck had shown a formidable capacity of resistance. The British first struck Bismarck at 0902, and ceased fire around 1016. For 74 minutes, the Bismarck received a continuous hammering that no other warship could have taken. We need not forget that the Hood sank six minutes after the first German shells were fired only three days earlier. Moreover, neither the main belt nor the armour deck were seen to be penetrated during the combat, and in the end it was her own crew who scuttled the ship. During this last engagement 2,876 shells were fired at the Bismarck. They are itemised as follows:
380 of 40.6 cm from Rodney
339 of 35.6 cm from King George V
527 of 20.3 cm from Norfolk
254 of 20.3 cm from Dorsetshire
716 of 15.2 cm from Rodney
660 of 13.3 cm from King George V
And this was against two battleships and two cruisers. :blink:
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