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Chapter 1 – The Search of the Bismarck
May 23rd 1940
Couple days ago, The Royal Navy have been searching Bismarck for almost a week after they found out from the Swedish Cruiser "HSwMS (Her/His Swedish Majesty Ship) Götland" spot out Bismarck and her convoy going toward to the North Sea.
Many was in chaos in the headquarter of the Royal Navy after they found out the Nazi has been release the most biggest and strongest ship in the entire world passing the Baltic Sea. The Admiralty quickly order a search and destroy in the North Sea and the Denmark Strait to all ship available.
They split the Home Fleet in Scapa Flow to be stationed at Southern Iceland to intercept Bismarck and her Escort's if they able to pass the North Sea. There are major report of where she was spotted, in Norwegian Sea. They send a bombing raid toward Bismarck last location, but there are no giving rewards. She was nowhere seen in that area after the bombing raid happen.
The Bismarck and her company ship, Prinz Eugen was heading into Atlantic Ocean to Hit-and-Run mission of British merchant ship in the Atlantic.
Every night, The Bismarck and Prinz Eugen is closing toward the Atlantic, with the help of the thick fog in the sea to cover and hiding from HMS cruisers patrol. It made them able to be stealthy and able to out manuever the Royal Navy from their radar.
And then, a miracle they have been waiting for just happen. one of the Twin Sister cruiser, Suffolk. who was patrolling the Denmark strait has found the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen in the area. Suffolk sees 2 shadow of ships in the Denmark Strait covered with thick fogs. She thought it was one of the HMS, but as the ship get more closer and the view gets better, the flag of the ship shows German Cross. Not just the usual KMS, it was KMS Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. Which was no match for her neither her sister who is still unaware of it.
Suffolk eyes widened by the sight of the enormous ship equipped with 15-inch guns both sides in the range. quickly she raise the alarm to warn other crews and turning the ship to get far away from it. But it seems too late as the ship was in the sight of the Bismarck. The pink hair can only waiting for the shells to fly by.
Bismarck POV
Bismarck was walking around the deck to see the surrounding foggy area, trying to spot a ship in the sea. then she felt something in her radar. She goes back to the ship bridge and grab a binoculars before seeing at the outside windows "Seems like we found one of the HMS." said Bismarck to the telephone as she watches the lone ship trying to speed away like an animal prey from the lion.
Meanwhile the other callers are smiling slyly as she heard the information "Interesting. Should we shoot it down?" Prinz let her tongue out around her lips like a hungry beast as she watching soon-to-be her prey in the distance.
The tall woman thinking about the plan she have been given from her boss before made up her mind. "Nein. We must stay as low as possible" she replied in the other side of the telephone to Prinz. A sigh of defeat can be heard from Prinz Eugen after the disappointing from the lack of action going on and make a bored face, "kein Spaß." it was truly not a fun thing as she see her prey getting away, but either way she must following her order for the sake of her (Bismarck) safety and reaching the objective mission.
Normal POV
The wind grow colder while the pink hair just waiting in the deck of the ship for the shells to hit her, a minute pass by but no shells were fired. With that in mind, soon she able to get cover by the fogs in the area. But seeing the chance she have, She shot a newly built sensor array toward the sky to keep tracking the Bismarck that the Royal Navy have been looking for. She tell her twin sister and the rest of the fleets with cryptic message about the current location of the Bismarck. The message spreading fast into the headquarter of the royal navy.
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HMS Norfolk got the message and her boss ordered full speed ahead toward the Bismarck. As she goes there with full speed with minimum visibility from the thick fogs in the area. They see a big shadow is getting closer and closer in the fogs.
Norfolk have a feeling this is not her sister ship because the shadow is too big. As they get closer and the fog reducing, Norfolk realised she almost heading straight into the Bismarck."Stop!" Norfolk scream are so loud in the deck that the below deck can heard her clearly. the ship drop the anchor for a full-stop right near the enormous Bismarck. Norfolk run to the navigation room and turn the steering with sharp 180 turnaround before deploying the smokescreen and raising her anchor as she goes full speed again to get away from the ship they can't be beaten.
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"Something is getting closer to us sir!" says one of the crew in the Bismarck "Oh, Who's this?" replied Bismarck as she seeing the radar. She see a green dot is getting closer to her. It must be one of the cruisers from the Royal Navy, as if Bismarck predictions were right from the approaching dot in her radar. She turn her turrets and 15-inch of guns toward the incoming area, She wait as she begin to see the ship shadow getting toward to her. After a minute, she see the bow of the ship in the distance, the view is getting clearer and it shows one of the Royal Navy ship sudden stopping and quickly try to turning around.
Bismarck see it as an opportunity and she order a volley into the lone cruiser behind the smokescreen. "Your not getting away." Says her as she heard a scream "Open Fire!" from her boss before she fire with the front gun toward the lone cruiser.
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The red hood girl hopelessly beg for it to miss after she heard an artillery sound. She pray for a miracle to happen while covering her head tightly with her red hood. then she heard a huge splash right behind her, her heart beat a skip from the sound. She take a look at it, and she see the splash of a water from the shell just fell 10 meters right behind her. And then she heard another fire and followed by a splash.
The miracle show up again as the shell land 45 meters from her, and the shell skip like a rock and jump right above the ship, making her head duck low as a reflex. "That was.. too close.." as she feel her heartbeat jumping really fast.
Bismarck doesn't fire another shell as the admiral in her ship felt a waste of ammunition and order to hold fire. "Maybe next time." she turn around as she goes back toward her office below the deck, try to napping in the meantime.
Norfolk able to escape without any damage or scrap and rejoin her twin sister Suffolk who was following the Bismarck from behind. The telephone ring in her office and one of the crew gave it to Norfolk "Norfolk, Are you alright? Do you have any damage? I've seen you that you've clashed with the Bismarck!" said her super worried sister in the telephone.
"Ah, yes. I'm fine.. Fortunately no one hurt and the ship is still unscathed." Her answer make the pink haired sigh of relief, the cowgirl nod back to her confidence self "Alright! Should we follow them?" Suffolk asked her twin with her usual bright tone in the call. Norfolk nod in the other side "mm. I'm still having enough fuel to follow them for 1 more day" as she agreed to tracking down the Bismarck together.
The Twin cruiser soon following the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen with more safer and wiser distance with the help of Suffolk newly upgraded Radar Signal. Meanwhile they keep informing the location to the rest of the fleets in Denmark Straits (Iceland).
Author Note: Yes, Suffolk and Norfolk are not exact same class, because Norfolk are Norfolk-class and Suffolk are County-class. but they are mostly called Twin Cruiser by people. Don't ask why, I just try to gather much information from internet.
And another thing. Ships in close range target in this scenario is around 12 - 30 km range. Don't think that they are so close like 1 km. Because normally, in that range the ship will clash and ramming each other which is not what the modern warship does (most of times).