Chapter 1321 You can only rely on naval aviation
When the sun began to rise in the east, the Soviet fleet finally got rid of the pursuit and hunting of those submarines, and now, Gorshkov had the urge to commit suicide.
The huge Black Sea Fleet, which was originally the second largest fleet of the entire Soviet Navy, is now left with only such a small number, and the only large battleship left is the Red Caucasus, which he is riding, and the rest of the large warships are either torpedoed or collide at sea, and cannot keep up with his current formation.
A heavy cruiser, with a bunch of destroyers, just wanted to challenge the German supremacy at sea? Now, as long as you have self-knowledge, you should retreat.
But Gorshkov didn't, he knew that he had made the wrong choice, and now, the way to make up for his mistakes, was either suicide or death in battle!
At the beginning, Pavlov had no chance to die on the battlefield, and Gorshkov still had, before the order of his superiors was issued, he was still the commander of this fleet, he wanted to take the fleet, go to the German Navy desperately, even if a shell fell on the German warship, he was worth it!
At this time, in the port command in the rear, Oktyabrisky's fingers began to tremble a little, he tried to take the cigarette out of his mouth, and said to Vladimirsky on the side: "The glory of our Black Sea Fleet now depends on our naval aviation." ”
The main force of the fleet was actually destroyed by the German submarines, and it has not yet been reported to Moscow, but Oktyablisky knows that his career is over, and the Black Sea Fleet has ushered in the most terrible day, unless the naval aviation can perform a miracle, otherwise, he will use the pistol in his drawer, kill himself, and save Moscow a military court.
Vladimirsky's expression was very cautious: "Yes, our naval aviation, it will definitely complete the task, before dawn, our reconnaissance planes took off, and now, as soon as the traces of the German Navy are found, our bomber units will take off immediately." ”
The first step in the naval battle was to discover the other side, although the German naval formation passed through the Black Sea strait only yesterday, but the advanced German formation, if it flew at a speed of 30 knots, could fly more than 300 nautical miles in one night.
And if the Germans, after leaving the strait, came directly towards Sevastopol, I am afraid that they would already be at a distance of 200 nautical miles from their own side, which is exactly within the delivery range of their carrier-based aviation.
Perhaps, now the German carrier-based aircraft are taking off one after another, intending to attack their own side, and now, all the ground anti-aircraft guns of the fleet are ready, just waiting for the other side to come, and at the same time, the huge bomber force has also made a build-up, waiting for the final order to attack.
The Black Sea is so big, you have to find each other first.
An SB-2 bomber, flying at an altitude of one thousand meters.
This kind of bomber is the main bomber of the Soviet Union, accounting for almost more than 95 percent of the Soviet bombers, at the same time, this kind of bomber is also an all-rounder, such as the current bomber, does not carry bombs, all the load is used to load fuel, to meet the needs of long-term flight on the sea surface.
It's going to find the fleet of the Germans!
The Germans, entering the Black Sea, will definitely go straight to Sevastopol on their side!
So, after taking off from the Crimean Peninsula, they almost immediately rushed to the Black Sea straits, trying to find traces of the German fleet.
The Germans will definitely deploy fighters over the fleet, and it is likely that they will be shot down, but before shooting down, be sure to report back the position of the German fleet, after which a large number of bombers will come and blow up the German fleet completely!
In front of the nose, the navigator, machine gunner, and bombardier Stoloka is carefully observing the sea.
This bomber had only three people, each in a different position, with the pilot on top, the gunner on the back behind him, and the navigator in front, who also had two machine guns to operate.
The navigator's vision is the best, now he can clearly see the sea around him, but alas, he can't see anything.
"No targets were found, and the German fleet was certainly not here." Stoloka said: "Where the hell are they hiding? ”
Istanbul can already be seen ahead, the fleet of the Germans has not yet been found, so what does that mean?
The Germans acted differently than they had expected.
"The Germans are not heading directly towards our base, then they must have sailed westward, wanting to be protected by the Romanian air force. Let's fly west, and maybe we'll get something out of it. Stoloka suggested.
"Okay, then let's go west." The pilot above said, pushing the joystick, and the bomber turned back almost before entering the skies over Istanbul.
Now Romania was a servant state of the Germans, and Romania was next to the Black Sea.
Therefore, although the German navy passed through the strait with great fanfare, it was still cautious, and if they did not go directly to their own bases, they could only go west next to the coastline, so that they could be protected by the Romanian air force.
This is definitely a more secure plan, however, the Black Sea Fleet has long been prepared, and if the Romanians dare to provide air support, then even the Romanians will be beaten together!
It was difficult for the Soviet Air Force to attack Berlin, but Soviet bombers flew to the Romanian capital and dropped bombs, and that was every day.
If it had not been for the overwhelming offensive posture, the Soviet Union would have wanted to bomb Romania a long time ago.
The engines on both sides rumbled, and the bomber turned north and began to continue flying.
In the east, the red sun is gradually rising, and the golden sunlight is sprinkled on the sea, which looks very spectacular.
No one was going to enjoy such a sight, Stoloka was still carefully observing the sea, and suddenly, he saw the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance, as if there were bright spots, it was a fleet!
"We've found the target!" Stoloka shouted loudly: "On the sea near Constanta, there is a fleet!" ”
"Sevastopol, Sevastopol, here is bomber No. 223, we have already spotted the German fleet, it is near Konstancha!" The pilot turned on the radio and began to report to the rear.
Now they have only found bright spots, and they can't be completely confirmed, but they have to be fast, if it is really the German surface ship force, maybe the German carrier-based fighters will arrive quickly next, so that they will not have a chance to report back at all.
The bombers continued to fly forward, the radio waves had already been transmitted, and suddenly, the aviation of the Black Sea Fleet quickly made combat preparations.