The repair ship's gunners scored hits on the diving plane, but could not stop the suicider which crashed into the ship, forward, its motor tearing through the main deck.
The repair ship's gunners scored hits on the diving plane. The repair ship's gunners could not stop the suicider. This suicider crashed into the ship. This was forward. The ship was its motor. This was forward. This motor was tearing through the main deck.