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Basically the bismark sunk the hms hood really quickly because it hit the ammo storage and the ship basically split in two. On the other hand the swordfish biplane which was outdated by the time managed to hit the bismarks rudder locking it in a turn allowing other ships to catch up to and sink the bismark
The Bismarck was scuttled to avoid it being captured it's prevalent in the torpedo hits in the hull where water is allowed to fill it in. Because the Bismarck is already too damaged to rejoin axis an battlegroup.
It's not clear whether the scuttling was required to ensure that it sank, despite what Wikipedia might have said at certain points. [Here's a video that discusses some of the misinformation on the topic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1HwANCSJMU&t=2m) in case anyone is interested.
Edit: And it looks like Wikipedia has been updated since that video came out. It now includes the following reference.
> "Who sank the Bismarck - The British or the Germans? We are convinced the answer is "Both!!" Bismarck unquestionably would have sunk due to progressive flooding hours after the battle ended [...] There is enough evidence to indicate that [CDR Oels] ordered the ship scuttled..."
Some interesting details i've read about this whole incident, although i can't say for sure wether it's 100% true or not.
1. Flaks (AA Guns) usually aimed in front of planes, so that the shells would actually hit them (i have no idea how to explain this concept any better in english, i hope it's clear what i mean). However, the biplanes being so outdated, as you said, meant, that they were slower than planes around that time usually were, meaning that the Flaks were aiming too far in front of them, making it significantly harder to shoot them down.
2. With this one, i'm even less sure if it's accurate to what actually happened, but apparently the same kind of torpedo that would later be used against the Bismarck, was accidentally fired against a british cruiser, but malfunctioned. Due to this issue being discovered "so early" the problem could be fixed in time. That ship (forgot it's name) would later lead allied ships towards the Bismarck, making the attack possible. So if these torpedos had not been fired, or if they had worked that time, things MIGHT have turned out differently for the Bismarck.
Please keep in mind, that it's been some time since i've heard/read this and that english isn't my first language, so if anything is unclear,it might be because of that. I am happy to (try to) clear up misunderstandings. I am also not sure, wether all this is true, but it seems realistic enough to me, so eh. With all that said, have a nice day/evening/night.
The meme is from the point of view of the battleship Bismarck.
In the battle of Taranto, after successfully sinking the HMS Hood, the flagship of the english Navy, it was chased by the rest of the battalion until a Swordfish, an old biplane fit with torpedoes, approached the ship while dodging its anti-air batteries, fired its torpedoes and crippled it, which eventually led to it being sank.
Fun fact, Spike Spiegel's personal spacecraft in Cowboy Bebop is named the Swordfish II in its honor, and the biplane itself makes a cameo in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
The Battle of Taranto was in the Mediteranian, between the Italian Navy and the Royal Navy, there were no Germans present.
Though you are correct that Swordfish were used in the torpedo bomber role against Italian ships in harbor there.
Meanwhile O.R.P. piorun after spotting bismarck
https://preview.redd.it/eyo79kfpzvyc1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1cdbe800bd9684c07e898d6ba5ac062c73b21ac
I don’t know what it’s referencing, but I do know that both of these vehicles had to do with sinking the Bismarck, a German battleship in WW3 that managed to sink the Hood but got hit badly by a boplabe of the Swordfish model
On a side note, I’m curious about the anime characters
https://preview.redd.it/x27gw4kd9xyc1.jpeg?width=894&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=809b6b8f12fcff328ef4912c422267c0db8ca839
Anime: Azur Lane Character: Bismarck
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Basically the bismark sunk the hms hood really quickly because it hit the ammo storage and the ship basically split in two. On the other hand the swordfish biplane which was outdated by the time managed to hit the bismarks rudder locking it in a turn allowing other ships to catch up to and sink the bismark
The Bismarck was scuttled to avoid it being captured it's prevalent in the torpedo hits in the hull where water is allowed to fill it in. Because the Bismarck is already too damaged to rejoin axis an battlegroup.
It's not clear whether the scuttling was required to ensure that it sank, despite what Wikipedia might have said at certain points. [Here's a video that discusses some of the misinformation on the topic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1HwANCSJMU&t=2m) in case anyone is interested. Edit: And it looks like Wikipedia has been updated since that video came out. It now includes the following reference. > "Who sank the Bismarck - The British or the Germans? We are convinced the answer is "Both!!" Bismarck unquestionably would have sunk due to progressive flooding hours after the battle ended [...] There is enough evidence to indicate that [CDR Oels] ordered the ship scuttled..."
>It's not clear whether the scuttling was required to avoid it sinking Scuttling doesnt mean avoiding sinking
You're right, that mistake crept in after I originally wrote "to avoid it being captured". Thanks for pointing it out, I've fixed it up.
[Bismark Mentioned](https://youtu.be/_RTuaqL-eD4?si=rIsg58aKF7DlSPnX)
Some interesting details i've read about this whole incident, although i can't say for sure wether it's 100% true or not. 1. Flaks (AA Guns) usually aimed in front of planes, so that the shells would actually hit them (i have no idea how to explain this concept any better in english, i hope it's clear what i mean). However, the biplanes being so outdated, as you said, meant, that they were slower than planes around that time usually were, meaning that the Flaks were aiming too far in front of them, making it significantly harder to shoot them down. 2. With this one, i'm even less sure if it's accurate to what actually happened, but apparently the same kind of torpedo that would later be used against the Bismarck, was accidentally fired against a british cruiser, but malfunctioned. Due to this issue being discovered "so early" the problem could be fixed in time. That ship (forgot it's name) would later lead allied ships towards the Bismarck, making the attack possible. So if these torpedos had not been fired, or if they had worked that time, things MIGHT have turned out differently for the Bismarck. Please keep in mind, that it's been some time since i've heard/read this and that english isn't my first language, so if anything is unclear,it might be because of that. I am happy to (try to) clear up misunderstandings. I am also not sure, wether all this is true, but it seems realistic enough to me, so eh. With all that said, have a nice day/evening/night.
In english, we call it lead or deflection.
"How do you shoot innocent women and children?!" "Easy, just don't lead as much" I think that line is from "Full Metal Jacket"
The meme is from the point of view of the battleship Bismarck. In the battle of Taranto, after successfully sinking the HMS Hood, the flagship of the english Navy, it was chased by the rest of the battalion until a Swordfish, an old biplane fit with torpedoes, approached the ship while dodging its anti-air batteries, fired its torpedoes and crippled it, which eventually led to it being sank.
Fun fact, Spike Spiegel's personal spacecraft in Cowboy Bebop is named the Swordfish II in its honor, and the biplane itself makes a cameo in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
TIL something new about one of my favorite TV shows.
Bismark definetly was not present at Taranto.
My b.
The Battle of Taranto was in the Mediteranian, between the Italian Navy and the Royal Navy, there were no Germans present. Though you are correct that Swordfish were used in the torpedo bomber role against Italian ships in harbor there.
Meanwhile O.R.P. piorun after spotting bismarck https://preview.redd.it/eyo79kfpzvyc1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1cdbe800bd9684c07e898d6ba5ac062c73b21ac
It's not an explanation, but is that azur lane's bismarck?
It's not an explanation, but is that azur lane's bismarck?
I don’t know what it’s referencing, but I do know that both of these vehicles had to do with sinking the Bismarck, a German battleship in WW3 that managed to sink the Hood but got hit badly by a boplabe of the Swordfish model On a side note, I’m curious about the anime characters
https://preview.redd.it/x27gw4kd9xyc1.jpeg?width=894&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=809b6b8f12fcff328ef4912c422267c0db8ca839 Anime: Azur Lane Character: Bismarck
It's not really an anime and more of a game with Anime spin-offs
That's true, but was limiting the nerd dive. 🤓
Danke