Panguva 10:10, mukuru mukuru weGermany Gerard Broadmead Roope akapfura zvikepe zvishanu kubva kune imwe yakasungirirwa pamamita 800 (870 yd), asi zvose zvakapotsa nokuti Captain Hellmuth Heye akanga achengeta bow yaHipper yakananga kuGlowworm muhondo yose kuti kuderedza njodzi yake kubva kune torpedoes. Destroyer yakadzokera shure kuburikidza nekuputika kwake kweutsi kuti atenge nguva yekugadzira torpedo yake yechipiri kushanda, asi Heye akatevera Glowworm kuburikidza neutsi kuti apedze iye asati apisa zvimwe zvikepe zvake. Ngarava mbiri dzaiva pedyo zvikuru apo Hipper yakabuda kubva muutsi uye Roope akarayira kutendeuka kwakasimba kuti ideredze nzvimbo uye zvichida cruiser. Hipper akanga achida kupindura uye Glowworm yakarova pasi pasi pechikomo chechikepe.
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