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Originally Posted by 95th Rifleman
HMS Hood was taken down by a single shell to her magazine. Plunging shot went straight through her wooden deck.
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There is also a lot of debate as to who actually fired the killing shell, a study that was done recently disputed the claim that Bismarck sank the Hood, the ballistics of the the 15-inch shell simply wouldn't have penetrated the armor at that range; too shallow an angle. Prinz Eugen's 8-inch shells would be coming down almost vertically and thus have a better chance of penetrating Hood's deck armor.
A debate that has been argued over many a glass of beer!