5 Times 'Outdated' Weapons Saved the Day - Under the Radar

SGT Aaron Atwood Mostly right. The planes did fly too slow to be targeted by AA, they were able to hit her where every ship across history has been vulnerable: the rudder. Without the ability to maneuver properly, she became a bit of a sitting duck for the British ships and aircraft that did her in. I also agree that it is sad that the History Channel has gone from thought provoking to Aliens Vs. Hitler, with some idiots thrown in for good measure. No more shows of any real value to History lovers. They followed the MTV model, and turned into a giant turd like MTV.

To clarify, those were Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers that cause the critical hit to the Bismarck prior to it sailing close enough to occupied France and German air cover. The damage to the rudder caused the ship to reverse course toward the British battleships, King George V and Rodney. As a side note, it was a U.S. Navy Ensign on board a RAF PBY Catalina that spotted Bismarck, alerting British forces of it's position and heading.
Incidentally, it was this aircraft that conducted the British Navy attack in the Battle of Taranto, providing the Japanese the idea for their later attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Bismark was also one of the first uses of ELINT in aviation history. They tracked the Bismark's location by triangulating its radio transmissions.

https://www.wired.com/2009/05/dayintech_0527/

"Had Bismarck maintained radio silence, it’s unlikely the British would have found her again. But five hours after giving them the slip, Lütjens chose to send off a lengthy message to Gruppe West. It was intercepted by the British, who were able to plot an approximate position."

MSG (Join to see) but you didn't post it this week so it is all good.

PO3 Steven Sherrill - How could I EVER argue that logic?

I didn't see it last week. I really don't understand the RP feed, but I know I miss a lot of posts for sure.

SSgt (Join to see) - you caught it this time.....so it's all gravy.