Phillips and Matasareanu carried Carry_goods illegally modified Change fully automatic Norinco Type 56 S-1s ( an AK-47 variant ) , a Bushmaster XM15 Dissipator with high-capacity drum magazine , and a Heckler & Koch HK-91 rifle , as well as a Beretta 92FS pistol .

SAS elements , then embarked on HMS `` Hermes '' , were tasked Request with eliminating the airfield , with naval support from the Type 22 frigate HMS `` Broadsword '' as `` Hermes '' defensive escort and the County class destroyer HMS `` Glamorgan '' to provide naval gunfire support with its Mark 6 4.5 inch guns .

The outcome of the battle Hostile_encounter was a strategic victory Earnings_and_losses for the Allies—the German blockade failed—but at great cost Cost : 3,500 merchant ships and 175 warships were sunk Earnings_and_losses in the Atlantic for the loss Earnings_and_losses of 783 U-boats ( the majority being Type VII submarines ) and 47 German surface warships , including 4 battleships ( `` Scharnhorst '' , `` Bismarck '' , `` Gneisenau '' , and `` Tirpitz '' ) , 9 cruisers , 7 raiders , and 27 destroyers .