Shell-fire hitting a Battleship, Second World War, 1941

Dropping almost vertically from very long range, might penetrate a gun turret and explode the cordite magazine. This image was published in 1941 in an article entitled How the battle-cruiser Hood met her end

Battleships Cordite Dropping Explode Hitting Might Penetrate Plunging Steeply Turret Vertically

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