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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water
Sure was, and a very fortuitous shot at that...
They came in as low as possible to try and stay under Bismarck's AA fire, and then timed the release to coincide with the waves (so as to avoid having the torp thrown off course). Pretty tough to wait for the perfect moment when all hell is breaking loose all around you. One in a million shot...
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The Bismarcks AA fire system was designed to track and engage much faster planes and was therefore not as effective against the Swordfish as some might believe.