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The Third Empire - Chapter 1330

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:31:37 AM


Chapter 1330: 1330

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In the view of later generations, the best submarine force in World War II was the German submarine force. This concept is understandable. After all, the wolves in the Atlantic really annoyed the allies for a long time.

However, if we want to say the scale of submarines, the Soviet Union is actually more powerful.

On the eve of World War II, the Soviet Navy's underwater fleet was already the largest in the world. The number of submarines was twice that of the United States and nearly four times that of the German Navy.

There is also a reason for this. Although the Soviet Union crosses the Eurasian continent and has many sea ports, it is constrained by its geographical location and the Soviet Union cannot compete for control of the ocean. The Soviet Union only had free access to the high seas in the Arctic Ocean and the Far East, but neither region had the conditions for the full deployment of naval infrastructure. The rest is enclosed waters, such as the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.

Therefore, compared with the expensive surface fleet, the development of underwater fleet is the only logical decision. Because the construction cost is relatively low, it can build a strong enough force to play an important role in the marine battlefield.

In fact, in World War II, the submarine forces of the Soviet Navy also had certain achievements, but these achievements were covered up in the glory of German wolf tactics and disappeared in the long river of history.

Now, the surface ships of the Black Sea fleet have suffered huge losses. They can only retaliate by underwater forces. As long as they know the location of the German fleet, they can easily attack the German fleet!

If we set out now, we will arrive near the German fleet at night and do the same, causing great losses to the German Navy!

On the sea, the wind and waves are small, and the wave height is less than half a meter. In the waves, the M-class submarine breaks the wind and waves and sails forward. The m-98 on the command tower is very eye-catching.

M. From malyutka, which means baby, so it is sometimes called Baby submarine. The displacement of this submarine is about 353 tons. If you look at its appearance, it is very similar to the early submarines in Germany.

Yes, this kind of submarine has received great help from the Germans in its design. According to some agreements, Germany handed over the design scheme of their IIA submarine to its Soviet counterparts as a cooperation during the honeymoon period.

Therefore, this submarine was soon built, and all kinds of performance satisfied the Soviet Union. Although the displacement is not high, cruising in waters such as the Black Sea is completely sufficient, low cost and convenient for mass manufacturing.

Therefore, the Soviet Union produced a large number of such submarines, and this m-98 submarine is the third of the first batch.

In the bathtub on the command tower, Captain bristov looked at the sea in the distance with a telescope. Next to him, the officer on duty was using a sextant to locate the submarine.

Bathtub is a name for the top part of the command tower. During the voyage of the submarine, personnel will be arranged to watch. If the situation is not very urgent, the crew will come out in turn to have a look. However, when the wind and waves are strong, waves often roll here, so it has the title of bathtub.

Now, in the distance, the German fleet is still far away. Thinking about the recent war report, bristov feels that his task is extremely arduous.

The two diesel engines at the stern are still rumbling. The two diesel engines can only provide 600 horsepower thrust, and the maximum speed of the submarine is only 15.5 knots, which makes him a little anxious.

He turned to the left. A few nautical miles on his port side, m-172 was sailing side by side with him.

When he turned around, the other party was waving to him. Looking at his old friend, Bristol waved too.

forward! The Black Sea fleet will not admit defeat!

While submarines sailed forward through the wind and waves, the remaining bombers of the naval aviation of the Black Sea fleet also began to take off.

German airborne troops observed the hidden airport on the Crimean Peninsula, mainly to observe their bombers take off, so as to determine the location. Because the bombers in the two bases were not ready, they did not take off immediately when the order was issued. As a result, a few minutes later, when the false news came, they were just ready to take off.

Without taking off, there would be no exposure. Although the German airborne troops were about 50 kilometers away from their airport, they could not find their existence.

Now, they have survived and shoulder more arduous tasks.

On the tarmac, bombers that have dispersed are preparing to take off.

These bombers are IL-4 with dual engines. This kind of aircraft comes from DB-3. The original model is db-3m. It was changed to db-3f shortly after production. It was officially renamed IL-4 in 1942( For the convenience of addressing, East China Zhixiong calls it IL-4 now.)

Like the SB-2, it is also a medium range bomber heavily equipped by the Soviet Union. It has a simple, effective and reliable structure and a large bomb load. After changing the variable pitch propeller two years ago, its performance has been improved.

Now, they also know the severe situation they are facing and their task is arduous, but the Black Sea fleet will not admit defeat.

All the pilots were entering their bombers and making preparations before takeoff. However, on one of the IL-4, the pilot and the machine gunners behind were in place, but the pilot was not seen for a long time.

The ground crew was also very worried. Standing on the start-up car and looking into the distance, they saw a pilot in a flight suit running stumbled over.

Looking at the lieutenant, the ground crew immediately frowned. Soon, the aviation lieutenant of Trofim Kozlov ran over. His feet were floating, and he could smell a smell of vodka from a distance.

"Comrade lieutenant, can you still take off?" Asked the ground attendant.

The ground service needs to maintain the aircraft, and now the lieutenant looks like this. What if he crashes the aircraft and relies on a mechanical accident to say that his side has not maintained it well?

However, they have no senior pilots, so they can only ask each other.

"Of course." Kozlov said, then staggered up the gangway and sat in his cockpit.

Looking at Kozlov like this, the ground crew had no choice but to prepare him for takeoff.

It's not the first time anyway.

The pilot in front also frowned. The crew members know each other. This Lieutenant Kozlov is usually careless and forthright. He has a good relationship with his comrades in arms, but he is addicted to alcohol!

It's understandable that old maozi like to drink, but ordinary people can have a drink or two secretly at most during the battle, but Kozlov is different. He must have a good drink.




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