As Yakov had predicted, the German Navy's battleship Gneisenau was indeed heading for the Baltic Sea, where it was discovered by Soviet intelligence officers lurking in Finland and docked at the port of Hanko (southwest Finland). Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Soon after, the specific number and deployment location of the German Baltic Fleet had been figured out by Soviet intelligence officers, and the details of the German Navy had basically been figured out, and the Soviet Union had begun to make corresponding deployments.

However, the German intelligence collectors were not so powerful, they did not understand the details of the Soviet Navy, and in turn they were fooled by the Soviet Union's falsified intelligence.

On February 30, 1942, the Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy, Erich Raeder, received a "piece of information" from the German intelligence service (Gestapo).

This "intelligence" showed that the Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Navy had only 2 Gangut-class battleships, 2 Kirov-class light cruisers, 26 destroyers, and 30 submarines, and most of the ships were in dilapidated equipment, the quality of sailors was poor, and they were far inferior to the German Navy in terms of combat capability.

Intelligence also showed that the two Gangut-class battleships of the Soviet Union were still products left over from the Tsarist era, and even after being modernized and converted in the 1930s, they were not capable of combat, and the two Kirov-class cruisers were poorly manufactured, and they were not up to standard in terms of armor steel, artillery, and power take-off......

Eric Raeder was convinced of the contents of this information, after all, the content of this information was in line with Raeder's appetite, and at the same time, it was also in line with the expectations of the Germans for the Soviet Union, a "backward country", that they could not have the ability to build large ships.

In fact, the content of this information was conceived by Manturov, Yakov was responsible for falsifying it, and Soviet intelligence officers were responsible for transmitting it, anyway, it was the work of the Soviet Strategic Fooling Bureau.

However, the German intelligence and counterintelligence services did not realize that they themselves had been fooled. Their intelligence-gathering capabilities and counter-espionage capabilities are too cheating, and they have been cheated by the Soviets many times in history, and it is normal for them to be cheated this time.

But in fact, the strength of the Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Navy is far stronger than what is said in this intelligence, the combat capability of the two modernized Gangut-class battleships is not as unbearable as stated in this flickering report, and the construction quality of the two Kirov-class light cruisers is also qualified, and the combat capability is not weak.

In addition to this, the strength of the Soviet Navy was also overestimated.

It is true that the Baltic Fleet has 2 Gangut-class battleships, and 2 Kirov-class light cruisers, but there is no mention of the existence of the Kronstadt battlecruiser and 3 Chabaev-class light cruisers, and the number of submarines is actually 65, but this false information only says 30, which makes the Germans greatly underestimate the strength of the Soviet Navy.

However, even so, the Germans sent heavy troops to the Baltic Sea, transferred the only capital ship that could be dispatched (the Scharnhorst was still under repair, and the Tirpitz was hidden in the Norwegian fjords and was forbidden to fight), and also transferred 2 heavy cruisers/pocket battleships.

Fortunately, the Soviet Baltic Fleet was still absolutely capable of fighting the German Baltic Fleet in terms of strength, and if it was not enough, the battleship Soviet of the North Sea Fleet could be transferred over through the White Sea Canal, and 9 406 mm naval guns would teach the Germans how to behave.

At that time, there was really no battleship in the German Navy that could match the Soviet, and Germany's strongest Bismarck-class battleships were inferior to the Soviet-class in terms of firepower and armor.

Even the King George V-class battleships of the British Royal Navy, as well as the Lion-class battleships planned to be built, are not comparable to the Soviet-class on paper, but in terms of personnel quality, Britain and Germany have an advantage, and in terms of construction quality, Britain, which has rich experience in building ships, and Germany, which has advanced processing technology, are of course better.

But in any case, the battleship Soviet was still able to crush the battlecruiser Gneisenau in terms of strength, and even if the battleship Kronstadt and the Gneisenau fought against each other, they were sure of victory.

So, how does it compare to other ships? The 2 heavy cruisers sent by Germany, the Soviet side had exactly 2 Sevastopol-class battleships (Gangut-class) to deal with.

And the 4 German light cruisers not only did not have a numerical advantage, but also could not take advantage of the firepower, after all, these 4 light cruisers had 150 mm guns, while the 2 Kirov-class light cruisers of the USSR were equipped with 180 mm guns, and the 3 Chabaev-class light cruisers also had 152 mm guns, and the number of guns was the same for each of them.

Not to mention the number of destroyers and aircraft, the Soviet side still has an absolute advantage, and the only shortcoming is that the number of submarines has not yet surpassed the German Navy.

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"Volodya, this airport is well built."

Standing on Gogland Island, Voroshilov watched one plane after another take off from the island's airfield and fly towards Helsinki, Finland, and felt the strategic value of this arrival.

Gogland Island is located 180 km west of Leningrad and only 114 km from Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

The airfield on the island is equipped with an entire naval air force of aviation divisions, capable of taking off and landing at any time, launching air strikes on the Finnish capital Helsinki, and also providing air support to the Soviet Navy in the Gulf of Finland.

Manturov said with a smile: "Yes, the existence of this airfield allows the Soviet Air Force to firmly grasp the air supremacy of the Gulf of Finland, and it can also launch air strikes on the Finnish mainland at any time, destroy Finland's domestic military facilities and industrial facilities, and effectively weaken Finland's strategic production capacity and military strength."

After that, the airport will play a pivotal role in future naval battles.

With this airfield, we have a large aircraft carrier anchored in the middle of the Gulf of Finland, capable of launching air strikes against any warship in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and defending Leningrad from the German Navy.

Even if they sent the battleship Tirpitz, it would be useless. ”

"Haha," Voroshilov laughed, and then said, "wasn't their Bismarck battleship also sunk by the British's planes?" I don't believe our planes can't deal with these bastards! ”