As Kuznetsov expected, more than 20 nautical miles away on the radar screen was a formation of German battleships, led by the battleship "Bismarck"!

During those days in the Norwegian fjords, the German formations were treated like emperors, telegrams of commendation from the German mainland arrived in the icy straits like snowflakes, and supply ships carried large quantities of luxury goods and champagne. Pen ~ Fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info The battleship formation was the pride of the whole of Germany, and everyone in it seemed to have become heroes after a battle: it was only because the new mission was about to start and the start of the "Barbarossa" that Hitler did not summon the fleet commander to award them medals.

Admiral Gonther-Lütjans in Norway was given time to repair the radar of the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen, and to fill the already full tank of fuel and supplies - the soldiers were in high spirits, and they had already proved their superiority and the strength of the German ships with the defeat of the British!

By repairing the wounds in the fjords with towering peaks on either side, the crews got a rare relief in the war: after reinforcing three destroyers, the German fleet set out again - but this time not to the west but to the east, and now their opponent would be the Red Navy!

The mighty British Royal Navy has let itself be cleaned up, you must know that the "Hood" has always been the symbol of the British Royal Navy, and the Russians in the east are not their opponents.

In contrast to the optimism that pervades the junior officers and soldiers, the mid- and senior officers in the fleet are not as optimistic as their subordinates, because they are not familiar with the opponents they may face. If you rely solely on the performance of the Russian Navy in World War I, the commanders of Gonser-Lütjans do not need to worry, but the Red Navy has always been mysterious, and they do not know much about it.

It is clear that the opponent had two powerful battleships, but the Germans did not fully understand the performance of those two battleships - the Russians only made the matter public when the two battleships were officially commissioned, and it was only speculated that the Russians might be building battleships, and it was not clear where they were built. The sudden appearance of battleships shook the world's navies, and the officers remembered the impact vividly.

The Russians also had aircraft carriers that they did not have, and although they could be covered by the air force when sailing along the continent, this was a weakness for the Germans.

The German Navy's knowledge of Soviet battleships is the same as the data mentioned in the newspapers: 9 406-mm guns and a maximum speed of 25 knots. Everyone knows that it is possible that the Soviets did something to hide, but how much did they hide? Germany does not know - except for a blurry photo published in Pravda, not even the captain of the new Soviet battleship does not know!

The caliber of the main gun is an inch larger than that of the "Bismarck" class and the speed is 25 knots? I don't know how thick the armor is? This was all something that the commanders of the German fleet needed to consider. But these have become insignificant in the face of the victory achieved in May, because the entire German fleet already has a very important morale!

When the voyage from Poland was set sail from Poland there were a few who could be confident that the British Navy's battleships could be easily crushed, and when the formation of the "Hood" was discovered, the commander of the fleet, Admiral Gonser-Lütjans, hesitated, and a few officers expressed horror (the name of the "Hood" was too loud). It was Lindemann who ordered the guns to fire back—"I'm not going to let the warship go wrecked like this." ”

Now the entire German fleet had the same credo as the captain of the "Bismarck" - Lindemann's command of the "Bismarck" was the best choice for Germany, because he greatly admired the words of the iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck, and regarded them as his motto: "I will shed the last drop of blood for the motherland." ”

Today's weather really helped the Germans, and it did not require Gonser-Lütjans to think too much about the threat of Soviet aircraft carriers: if it was an artillery battle, he was not very worried, and the "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" were not afraid of any opponent.

Ernst Lindemann and the entire formation had the conviction of "shedding the last drop of blood for the Motherland", and what about their opponents?! The entire fleet of the Red Navy was fearlessly sacrificed, because behind them was the great Soviet Fatherland!

The "Bismarck" radar at the beginning detected the Red Navy formation almost at the same time - it was obvious that the opponent was on the same level as himself! Just two minutes later, the radar reported that the Russian fleet had split into two groups: two large ships and a medium target turned away.

"That's the aircraft carrier of the Russians." Gonser-Lütjans knew in his heart that the Russian fleet that was turning was obviously going to fight a dignified queue artillery battle with him.

Both sides were accelerating, the destroyer formations of the Red Navy were positioned a little behind the left flank, while the destroyers of the German fleet were a little behind the right flank of the battleships, and two huge arrows were moving north at high speed to seize the position. A few minutes later, the commanders of both fleets discovered a problem - it was impossible for either to intercept the opponent's course at the first round of shelling, and at this time the formation of both fleets was already close to 30 knots!

The Germans finally understood how fast the new Soviet battleships could go, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer - but the lookout posts found nothing, nothing could be seen, except for the radar displays.

37,000 meters! The command tower heard a report from the lookout post: they seemed to see a lightning-like hazy light in the target area.

"Fleet to the left two degrees, keep the speed!"

The first salvo was fired by the German fleet, and it took almost 80 seconds for the shells to hit the target area, and the shelling calculations were also being carried out in the shelling command room of the "Soviet" here.

A little more than a minute later, a huge column of water appeared 600 meters behind the right flank of the formation - "The Germans hit quite accurately." Kuznetsov looked at the huge columns of water and his mind flashed: such a close to the first salvo was already good for the gunner.

The two sides are getting closer and closer, the main gun turrets of the two battleships of the Red Navy have been prepared, and 18 armored compartments (the main turrets of the "Soviet" class are separated by armor plates with a thickness of 60 mm. The gunners have already loaded and reloaded.

Commanded by the radar, the commander of the guns of the "node" "Soviet" pressed the salvo button, and immediately after the "Red Ukraine" also let out an earth-shattering roar!

The whole crew of the ship heard the shocking loud noise, and the people inside felt a strong vibration, and 18 armor-piercing missiles weighing 1,180 kg flew whizzing towards the German lead ship 36,000 meters away.

In the No. 1 turret of the "Soviet", the sergeants controlled the equipment as quickly as possible, used the ammunition conveyor to lift the projectile up from the ammunition depot below, and the first class cannon returned to the 6-degree elevation angle and pressed the button to open the bolt - although the gunpowder gas in it had been blown away, the smell left by the heavy ****** burning immediately filled the entire space.

The cartridge belt sends the projectile to the tail of the gun, and the electric actuator pushes the projectile into the chamber – at which point the cartridge has been fed up, and then into the chamber.

According to the parameters of the shelling command room, the loaded cannon began to increase the elevation angle, and from the completion of the firing to the re-opening of the cannon, the sailors only took 27 seconds, showing the fastest speed of reloading at the same elevation angle that can be achieved in ordinary training!

The "Soviet" did not fire a salvo immediately, but only fired again after fine-tuning the lower firing angle according to the radar instructions!

The already choppy Barents Sea was stimulated even more by the rumbling cannons - the battle flags were fluttering between the heavens and the waters, the smoke of heavy oil burning was filled, the steel machines created by human technology were fighting each other, the icy waters, the huge fires, and the shocking loud noises! All of this can make any old sailor's blood boil - once in a lifetime, there will be no regrets in this life!

After two salvos from both sides, the radar room reported a distance of 32000 meters from the German fleet, at which point the two cruisers also began to fire! The shelling of both sides did not pose a substantial threat to the opponent, and all the shells did not even hit a single miss, except for the high column of water!

The distance is too far, and the two sides are constantly fighting wits to adjust the course of the fleet, so it is all up to luck that such an artillery bombardment can hit! In the armored conning tower, orders are constantly being issued, and salvos continue - even if they miss, they have to be hit, and in case of a shell "with eyes" is not necessarily!

At 28,000 meters, it was already possible to see the outline of the German fleet - the commander of the guns immediately used a 12-meter rangefinder: it was still optical, and the radar was really not very reliable.

The German artillery commanders were doing the same thing - the rangefinders of both sides were still "related", because the 12-meter ultra-large rangefinder used by the "Soviet" class used German technology.

Now it's not a blind man and a blind horse, the artillery commanders on both sides are experienced, and the earth-shattering giant cannon salvo sounded again, and the cannonballs whistled and flew towards the opponent!

Suddenly, everyone on the "Soviet" felt a tremor, and the people in the command tower saw it even more clearly: a cloud of fire and smoke, their own battleship was hit - "The first turret was shot, and it did not penetrate the top armor!" ”

And a near-miss shot landed more than ten meters outside the starboard side, and there were huge water columns everywhere outside the starboard side!

The heavy armor of the "Soviet" withstood the armor-piercing shell - luckily, the top armor of the turret was much thicker than the horizontal armor of the two decks combined!

"We also hit the Germans, target number one is smoking!" Golovko, seeing that the ship was not badly damaged, immediately turned his attention back to his opponent - the 406-mm shells clearly hit the leading German battleship! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )