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Bismarck artillery testing report

Main armament, favourable observations, the curtailed trial programme and recommendations for further work.

Author
Artillerieversuchskommando für Schiffe (AVKS) · translated by Ulrich H. Rudofsky
Date
31 May 1941 · report on earlier trials
Passage
Report 700/41 secret · I.1–2, II.A.3–4 and V.117

What has been checked

Selected translated sections read on 18 October 2026. Section II.A.3 reread for divided salvos and observation; German original remains unchecked.

How to read it

German archival original not inspected. Report dated after the sinking. Trial defects do not establish the condition at departure; recommendations do not prove causes of loss. The March departure date differs from B24.

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