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Originally Posted by John Dudek
One of the sources I read, stated that perhaps the Prinz Eugen had the range and degree of plunging fire to penetrate the Hood's secondary armour amidships, thus touching off her AAA magazines and perhaps causing a chain reactions of explosions throughout the ship, before breaking her into three pieces.
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I doubt the weight of explosives in the AA mags would have been enough to penetrate the main deck armor. Also, considering the location of the mags, it doesn't seem likely that an explosion would be efficacious. Take note of the "blow out" panels on the modern M1A1 tanks, designed to allow an explosion to expend to the outside of the tank's hull rather than be contained inside the armor.
However, I'd like to read your source if you would be so kind as to provide a reference?