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The Third Empire - Chapter 1311

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:32:03 AM


Chapter 1311: 1311

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The Soviet Union is a traditional land power. Such a power does not pay attention to the Navy, or even if they want to pay attention, they do not have the ability now. After all, the limited national defense investment should be used in useful places. For the Soviet Union, it has always been a continental power.

Therefore, the Soviet Navy was not strong.

In contrast, the Black Sea fleet is the second largest fleet in the Soviet Navy.

Before the outbreak of World War I, the Black Sea fleet had 5 battleships, 2 cruisers, 17 destroyers, 12 small destroyers, 4 submarines and other ships.

As a result, it was useless. These fleets were blocked by Turkey and had to wander around the Black Sea. Why did the Soviets always have territorial needs for Turkey? Who likes to be blocked by others at the door of his home?

Up to now, the main surface ships of the Black Sea Fleet include one battleship, the Paris Commune, three heavy patrol red Caucasus, voloshilov and Molotov, and two light patrol red Krim and red Ukraine. There are also a large number of other small ships, coastal defense forces, naval aviation and so on.

Such strength seems not small, but it is not enough to compete with German warships on the Black Sea.

Not to mention anything else, just the battleships, the German Hindenburg class, can single out a group of them. The 460mm naval gun is absolutely invincible. If there is a group fight on the sea, even the Paris Commune, a warship inherited from the Czar era, has only 305 mm naval guns. Even if the shells fall on the other party's ship, they can't sink the other party at all.

Stalin had no confidence in the Red Navy. At the same time, once his warship was sunk, it would bring a heavy blow to morale. During World War II in history, Stalin ordered the fleet not to take the initiative to fight without his personal consent, which was almost the same as mustache's order.

Now, they have to fight. The other side has entered their territorial waters. If they still retreat, they will give the whole black sea to others. In particular, should they be blocked at the door of their home by the German Navy and bombard them?

Of course, they can't bear it.

"If we rely on warships alone, we really don't have a good chance of winning." Kuznetsov was quite clear that the German Navy had made too rapid progress, while the Soviet was standing still. Kuznetsov felt heartache at the thought of the aircraft carrier that originally belonged to the Soviet.

Now, when Stalin asks, he can only answer truthfully. Indeed, there is no chance of winning, but will he stop fighting if there is no chance of winning? Of course not!

"However, we have another advantage. The Germans came to our territorial waters to challenge us. Our navy has a large number of fighters that can fly to the Germans." Kuznetsov said, "we can send ships to lure the enemy, and then use our air superiority to throw all our bombers in at one time and sink German warships!"

This is an era full of changes. Only by continuous learning and analysis can we become stronger and learn war in war.

Just as the Germans continued to carry out their Blitzkrieg, they pushed forward, divided and surrounded, and ate a large part of the Soviet army at once. However, after 41 years, the German tactics never reappeared. On the contrary, they were always surrounded and eaten by the Soviets. The Soviet Union has learned the German way of playing.

The same is true at sea.

The German Navy has created brilliant examples of war, of which the most admirable is the sneak attack on the British naval base, which abolished the main force of the British navy. At that time, the Germans relied on air bombing.

When the Soviet Union asked Germany to build aircraft carriers, it saw the advantages of naval aviation. At the same time, there are hundreds of bombers in the Navy.

If they were in other sea areas, they would be out of reach. Now they are at the door of their own home. Even the nearest SB-2 bomber is enough to hang a bomb to attack.

The Germans are so arrogant. All along, the Germans have appeared in an invincible posture. They dare to enter the Black Sea!

The officers and men of the Black Sea fleet have long been waiting for a solemn naval battle with the German Navy to show the glory of their own navy!

With Kuznetsov's analysis, Stalin finally nodded: "then order our Black Sea fleet to attack and destroy the German Navy in the Black Sea. Even if only one ship is sunk, it will also be a heavy blow to German morale!"

So far, Germany has not even lost a large warship. It is time for Germany to learn some lessons. Otherwise, they still think the world belongs to them.

At the same time, this is also to show Turkey that Turkey has taken refuge in Germany. Let the Turks know who is the real owner of the Black Sea! When the war with Germany is over, Turkey must be cleaned up.

Stalin had a long-term vision. There was no excuse before. When the war was over, we must grasp the Black Sea Strait in our own hands!

Stalin's orders were quickly transmitted to the Black Sea Fleet base, Sevastopol.

Crimean peninsula is an important island located at the northern end of the Black Sea, while Sevastopol is located at the southernmost end of Crimean peninsula. Its excellent geographical location makes it the base of the Black Sea fleet. At the same time, it will bear the brunt and meet the German fleet from the Black Sea Strait.

At this time, the whole Sevastopol port was in a tense atmosphere. Warships emitted thick black smoke, and the boiler was ignited and ready to sail.

In the Fleet Command, it is also a busy school.

In fact, after the Germans gained absolute control in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea Fleet already knew that the situation was bad. They were the Black Sea fleet, but they could not stay in the Black Sea all the time. If they went out of the Black Sea Strait to the Mediterranean, they would face the problem of meeting with the German fleet.

They have already begun to prepare, just waiting for this day, and when this day comes, they are both excited and uneasy.

Lieutenant general okjabrisky stood in front of the chart and conveyed orders to his men.

"The German fleet is crossing the Black Sea Strait. It's evening now. We expect that the German fleet will enter our attack range tomorrow. Therefore, we set out in the middle of the night to set up an ambush in the eastern sea." Okjabrisky pointed to the chart in front of him and conveyed it to the senior officers of the fleet.

Naval warfare is actually very simple. It's about who is brave and who is strong. Of course, there's a lot of luck.

"At the same time, at dawn, we take off bombers. This naval battle is mainly our aircraft." Okjabrisky looked at his officers and said, "Gorshkov, you are the commander of the fleet."




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