"Are our seaplanes ready?" In the conference room of the battleship Queen Mary, moored in the fortress of Sevastopol, Vice Admiral Eberhardt, commander of the German Black Sea Fleet, asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Our seaplane carrier Emperor Nicholas I has been refitted, this is a 9,240-ton cargo ship, which can carry 5 seaplanes, plus 1 aircraft on the auxiliary cruiser Diamond, we have a total of 6 seaplanes at our disposal." Rear Admiral Kolchak, who served as the chief of the general staff of the fleet, said as he sent a document over.

"The Germans' minefields were almost cleared by us. And because some of the warships of the German fleet were going to support the Romanian war, and some of the warships were being repaired in the harbor, they were still very relaxed about our vigilance. At least there is no mine-laying plan for the next step. "said the commander of the 1st battleship detachment, Rear Admiral Nowitzki.

"But we could not determine the actions of the German submarines." Kolchak on the side said with some concern.

"It's a real problem, but we don't have a choice at the moment, we can't choose to play or not to fight, we can only choose when to play! The attack of the British was scheduled for D-Day, and we were to strike from the port of Sevastopol late at night on D-1! And to reach the standby area around 5 a.m. and wait for the signal, the bombing by the British is estimated to begin at 7 o'clock, and we will determine whether to act or not on the basis of the telegrams of the British, as well as our seaplane reconnaissance. "said the commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Eberhardt.

"This is our first and last chance, and if we lose it, then we will not be able to dominate the fate of the Black Sea, and we will have to wait for the so-called bounty of Britain and France. So, I decided that this time 2 dreadnoughts and 4 front dreadnoughts will all attack, and we will go all out! After a few moments, the navy seemed to have made a lot of determination.

The main forces of the Russian Black Sea Fleet were as follows, the dreadnoughts Empress Maria and Emperor Alexander III, armed with 12 12-inch guns, had exactly the same firepower and speed as the historical ships of the same name, but with increased armor protection. THE THICKNESS OF THE SIDE CHORD ARMOR REACHED 320MM. The total height is 5 meters! THE THICKNESS OF THE UPPER ARMOR BELT AND THE STERN ARMOR BELT OF THE HULL WAS AROUND 100MM. THE FRONTAL THICKNESS OF THE TURRET IS 305MM, AND THE THICKNESS OF THE TURRET ARMOR IS 250MM.

In general, the defensive area of this battleship is large enough, but the thickness is hardly satisfactory. The speed is also decent, with a theoretical maximum output of 26,000 horsepower, equipped with 4 Parsons steam turbines, which can reach a maximum speed of 21 knots, but in the actual test, it ran a high output of 30,000 horsepower. This class of battleships is indeed a little stronger than in history, but the strength is limited!

A total of three battleships of this class have been built, two of which have been put into service, and one is being worked on the slipway, which is expected to be commissioned in 9 months at the earliest, but this battleship is obviously of limited significance to the Russian Navy, if it can win this time, then the new battleship in service is the icing on the scene, and if it loses, then the significance of building well is also very limited.

In addition to these two new dreadnoughts, there are two quasi-dreadnoughts USS Yevsafy and USS Chrysostom, armed with four 12-inch guns and four 8-inch secondary guns, as well as two former dreadnoughts, the Three Saints and Rostislav.

The cruiser force consisted of two protective cruisers, the Mercury Memorial and Kagur, and the auxiliary cruiser USS Diamond. The destroyer force has a total of 14 destroyers of various types. This is almost all the possessions of the Black Sea Fleet.

"I still don't think we have any chance of winning unless the British Air Force can guarantee heavy damage to 2 German fast battleships. Even with the so-called joint shooting method, the gap between the dreadnought and the former dreadnought is still very huge, not to mention that our opponent is an elite ultra-dreadnought! Major General Nowitzki said.

"Guys, what do you think of this? After the British Air Force carried out the bombing, we determined the situation of the opponent's warship through the approach reconnaissance of seaplanes and destroyers, and then decided whether to be primary, and the bombed German battleships would definitely try their best to leave the port, and then we could use the destroyers to approach the reconnaissance. "Major General Kolchak proposed a compromise.

"What if the wounded German battleship chooses to retreat after leaving the port?" An officer asked.

"Then we will take out the warships in the port, the shipbuilding industry in Turkey is very poor, once the battleships are damaged for a long time they cannot be restored, time is on our side." Kolchak said lightly.

After some discussion, the plan of the Russian Black Sea Fleet attack was also finalized, and this time the Russians also took out the coffin book, 2 Empress Maria-class dreadnoughts and 2 quasi-dreadnoughts plus 2 dreadnoughts. A total of 6 battleships, in addition to 2 cruisers, 1 seaplane carrier and 14 destroyers. If such a fleet is pulled out and fight with Count Spee, it will definitely not work. 2 hours at most, and call it a day, but this time, having the air force of the British, the Russians decided to take a gamble!

As the minutes ticked by, the British were maturing in their actions, having a more detailed understanding of the stationing of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet and carrying out several night flights. On an extra-large sand table at the base, Lieutenant General Trenchard's staff members marked the landmarks along the way. On the other three smaller sand tables, miniatures of Constantinople, the port of Burgas, and the port of Herreli are displayed. The elite of the British Air Force are choosing the right attack route according to their respective missions. And the target is assigned.

"In order to ensure heavy damage to the main force of the opposing fleet, our most important target of attack should be set at Port Erreli! Therefore, I suggest that at least 1 squadron of V1500 heavy bombers and 3 squadrons of FB27 medium bombers be drawn to bomb, and we need to throw at least 24 torpedoes and 48 bombshells in one attack to be able to inflict heavy damage on Count Spee's direct fleet! Vice Admiral Steddy, who represents the Navy, said on the side.

"In this case, we only have a maximum of 3 squadrons of bombers to attack two ports?" Vice Admiral Trenchard said with some disbelief that according to his plan, the V1500 squadron and two twin bomber squadrons were responsible for attacking the Count's fleet in Port Ereli, and the other four squadrons were to attack the Allied fleet in Constantinople and the port of Burgas in Bulgaria.

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