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#4554300 - 01/31/21 02:18 PM Bismarck vs Hood  
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I’ve never seen this specific footage before. It looks like it was mostly shot from the Prinz Eugen. Towards the end of the footage you see the Bismarck firing and you can even see some water splashes from the British shells landing nearby.




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#4554312 - 01/31/21 03:25 PM Re: Bismarck vs Hood [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Cool Panzer.

The guy did a decent job adding sound I thought. Looks like Hood was getting the range but...


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#4554316 - 01/31/21 04:07 PM Re: Bismarck vs Hood [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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There's a detailed analysis of this version of the Schmalenbach film footage...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPmkOtSveXY

...on the Hood Association website, here:

http://www.hmshood.com/history/denmarkstrait/film.htm

The floatplane flying over looks like an He115 not an 'Arado' but otherwise...

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#4554321 - 01/31/21 05:30 PM Re: Bismarck vs Hood [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Very cool , thanks for posting PM


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