In the first three minutes of the attack, " Meredith " was struck by a bomb that exploded beneath her bridge, destroying all communications, steering control, and gun direction.
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A malfunction in " Anzac " s gun direction equipment negated the deliberate 6?mis-aiming of her guns, with the resulting shell hitting " Tobruk " and doing enough damage to the destroyer to make repairs uneconomical.
3.
The second, three-shell salvo destroyed " Sydney " s bridge and damaged her upper superstructure, including the gun direction control tower, wireless offices, and foremast . " Kormoran " s guns were aimed at " Sydney "'s waterline and upper deck during the next three salvoes.
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The raider's opening salvo bracketed the ship, while the next four salvoes destroyed " Sydney " s bridge, gun direction tower, forward turrets, and aircraft . Two torpedoes were launched simultaneously with the raider's attack, and the close proximity of the target allowed the use of lighter weapons to rake " Sydney " s flank and interfere with attempts to man the cruiser's secondary weapons.
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