HMS Bramble encountered Admiral Hipper while isolated and engaged despite having only two 4-inch guns and machine guns. Hipper and a German destroyer sank her with all hands. Flower-class corvette crews near the convoy also tried to bring their single 4-inch guns into the fight despite the disparity in size and firepower. Elsewhere HMS Achates continued laying smoke after being hit, even as the damage led to her sinking. The escorts kept performing their protective tasks despite the disparity in firepower.
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Bramble fought alone while Achates kept making smoke
The small escort ships continued their assigned tasks against overwhelming gun power: Bramble opened fire and Achates maintained the convoy's smoke screen after being hit.