Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom

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2021
47m

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History Documentary Military Documentary Documentary History War

Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.

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- David Gilbert
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6.2/10

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The documentary based on a hopeless historian I will not mention claims the Swordfish pilots were tasked with firing their torpedoes at the propellors and rudder. This is totally ridiculous. The pilots were fighting against terrible weather and appalling anti aircraft fire. Hitting the rudder was a complete fluke. No pilot then or even now could possibly hit a battleships rudder under those conditions. Bismarck was unlucky just like HMS Hood which blew up by the way not just sunk as shown on this piece of inaccurate rubbish. The British film Sink the Bismarck was far more accurate in its portrayal.

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The computer graphics (which are not as good as World of Warships) have clearly been done by someone with no nautical knowledge. The ships seem to glide over waves, HMS Hood seems to have a late war paint finish and when hit and sinking seems to resemble HMS Prince of Wales (and not even PoW at that stage of her career). Appears to have not been checked by any of the experts who discuss the sinking so eloquently.