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What was the role of the Bismarck battleship?

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Her function was to sink convoys, she was given great speed and powerful guns for this task. She wasn't made to fight other battleships hence her major weaknesses which became apparent when she faced the British e.g. her turrets were poorly armoured so were easily knocked out.

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