 Although the funnel was reduced to a smoking crater, the armoured grating was sufficient to protect the vital machinery that lay underneath.Even though "Raimondo Montecuccoli" could have suffered catastrophic damage had the bomb been able to penetrate further and into more vital compartments; her crew still suffered 44 killed and 36 wounded; and the damage to her funnel and supporting structures was sufficient that she would require seven months of repair, before being returned to active duty.