The pilots flying the Stuka Dive Bombers gradually found their rhythm, and the new round of bombing achieved better results.
Another Shen Army Cruiser was hit, this time a missile struck vertically through the deck of the cruiser and hit the ammunition depot inside directly.
This was entirely different from the effects of a torpedo hit: a torpedo hit resulted only in the explosion of the torpedo itself; in fact, there was almost no secondary explosion.
Because the sinking of warships by torpedoes relies mainly on the flooding that occurs after the explosion, the enemy's ammunition and fuel depots would be instantly flooded with a large amount of seawater, essentially serving to suppress the subsequent explosions by filling with water.
A missile hit was different, as it exploded inside the warship after penetrating the deck armor, which essentially means causing structural damage and secondary explosions first, before leading to the ship's hull rupturing and taking on water.
