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As a result, the German army did not realize that the Soviet Air Force would counterattack at this time (they thought that the Soviet Air Force had been disabled), and the German army on the ground also thought that a large number of aircraft groups in the sky belonged to the Luftwaffe, but they did not take precautions, and they were even busy without even making a report, as a result, the German ground forces were violently bombed, losing more than 400 tanks of various types, more than 520 planes on the field airfield were destroyed, and the supply base on which the German army depended was also bombed, tens of thousands of tons of oil exploded, and the fire burned for three days and three nights. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info╔╗

This raid caused heavy losses to the German Army Group North. As a result, the German offensive was suddenly extinguished, and the Leningrad army and people were able to withstand the last attack of the German army and thwart Loeb's last attempt.

But it also exposed the strength of the Soviet army, Hitler at least knew that the military equipment given to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Empire was very large, and Stalin had not used it before, which made Hitler sober up a lot, and he was afraid that a rash attack would be ambushed by the Soviet Red Army.

The German Navy had always been annoyed by the failure to completely annihilate the main Soviet naval force in the Gulf of Riga, so after the Battle of Leningrad broke out as the German Army advanced north, the German Navy was also ordered to participate in the naval offensive against Leningrad.

And since Leningrad was the main naval base of the Soviet Navy in the Baltic Sea, where the main forces of the Baltic Fleet were stationed, the Soviet Navy had no choice but to engage in an unprecedented naval battle with the main forces of the German Navy.

The German Navy organized the most powerful "Central Fleet" headed by Admiral Horn, consisting of eight ultimate battleships, four super battleships, plus three battle cruisers and 10 heavy cruisers, as well as 2 light cruisers and 15 destroyers, plus six aircraft carriers.

Horn's fleet attempted the Sosl Strait, attacking the Soviet fleet in the Gulf of Finland. After midnight on the 13th, Horn's fleet passed through the waters of Zexin, and the submarine detachment of his vanguard fleet discovered the Soviet fleet.

At this time, the Soviet fleet was in a situation where it was not known whether to fight or flee, and in order to protect the ship, Stalin ordered the Soviet fleet to sail out of the Gulf of Finland to the Arctic Ocean to hide for a while. ╔╗ And Zhukov needed the Soviet fleet to provide Leningrad with fire cover from the sea. At this time, the commander of the Soviet fleet in the Gulf of Finland had been replaced by Admiral Medigsky, and he was in a dilemma.

In fact, Medigésky would have loved to stay in Leningrad to help in the war. But last night the Germans had already destroyed the base of the Baltic Fleet, so that the Soviet fleet had to stay and float outside the port. Inside the fleet, most of the Soviet naval officers and sailors were inclined to evacuate, which made it difficult for Medesky.

German U-boats reported on the location of the Soviet fleet. Soon Horn sent a dozen more submarines to support.

At 6:43 a.m., the German submarine UXA 447 tried to enter the central area to attack the ultimate battleship Lenin, the flagship of the Soviet fleet, but there were too many Soviet warships around, and soon a Soviet destroyer spotted the German submarine.

The captain of the submarine UXA447 launched a preemptive attack, firing three torpedoes each at the nearby Soviet heavy cruisers Ryzov and Jedov at a distance of 1,000 meters. The Ryzhov was hit by three torpedoes and sank in an instant, and the Gerdov was hit by a German blackhead torpedo and was seriously wounded.

At the same time, dozens of other German submarines also fired dozens of torpedoes one after another, attacking nearby Soviet warships. Since the Soviet Navy had not experienced naval warfare since the late days of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Navy at this time had no anti-submarine experience and was even more afraid of German submarines, and several Soviet warships were sunk in an instant, causing the Soviet fleet to fall into chaos.

6:56 a.m. The heavy cruiser Komsomol of the Soviet fleet sank with 4 torpedoes hit by the German UA643 submarine. After the light cruiser Nikolaev was hit by a torpedo. Fleeing directly to the port of Leningrad under the protection of two destroyers, they ran into the side of the German-occupied zone, and all three battleships were sunk by German coastal artillery. ╔╗

Soon, the anti-submarine destroyers of the Soviet fleet began to counterattack, releasing anti-submarine bombs everywhere, sinking six German submarines including the UXA 551. The German submarines almost all of their torpedoes were fired. So the retreat was chosen.

The fog in the Gulf of Finland lifted after half past seven in the morning, and Horn immediately ordered all carrier-based aircraft on the six aircraft carriers to take off. Went to attack the Soviet fleet, leaving not a single aircraft to guard the aircraft carrier. Meantime. Horn ordered the main force of the German fleet to move forward and prepare for a decisive battle with the Soviet fleet.

At eight o'clock in the morning, a Soviet reconnaissance plane flying from the north flew back after reconnoitring the skies over Leningrad (to see how the battle was going on), and found that the main force of the German Navy was approaching the Gulf of Finland.

After receiving the information, Medesky was both excited and scared, happy that he could compete with the main force of the German Navy, and afraid that the German army was strong and afraid that the Soviet Navy would be ruined.

By the time Medjesky hesitated, the fleet of German naval aviation was already in the air.

A total of 260 planes took off from the USS Charlotte and other aircraft carriers at about 10:27 and began to attack the Soviet fleet continuously. The striking Lenin and Stalin became the main targets of German aircraft.

At half past ten, the heavy cruiser Kiev was the first to be shot, 1 torpedo was hit in the stern, and it withdrew from the battle sequence with serious injuries and returned to Leningrad. Lenin, Stalin and other ultimate battleships were shot one after another, of which Lenin was hit by 19 torpedoes, 17 bombs (another 18 bombs were missed) in six waves of attacks**, and finally sank in a gorgeous ammunition depot, Stalin and other capital ships were injured, the speed dropped to 24 knots, the Moskva and Belarus were slightly damaged, the light cruiser Okla was shot, and more than a dozen destroyers were injured and withdrew from the battle sequence.

Due to the lack of aviation cover for the Soviet fleet, Meditsky ordered his fleet to turn around and drive out of the attack range of the German aircraft carriers, while calling in Soviet naval aviation for support. ╔╗

The German Navy got smarter, they didn't rush directly into the Gulf of Finland, and Horn changed his mind in the last hour, deciding not to fight the capital ships of the Soviet fleet for the first time, because he saw the extent of the damage that German naval aviation had done to Soviet warships. He decided to continue to let German carrier-based aircraft attack the Soviet Navy, and it was not until this moment that he suddenly realized why the Chinese Empire had been preaching the idea of battleships dominating the sea while retaining a powerful aircraft carrier battle group, and the Chinese Empire had been misleading the development direction of the world's navies, which was finally seen through by Horn.

The German fleet had been blockading the Gulf of Finland to prevent the Soviet fleet from escaping. Wave after wave of German planes pounced into the Gulf of Finland, looking for attacking Soviet warships, inflicting heavy losses and casualties on the Soviet fleet.

The Soviet Navy was not without aircraft carriers. Although there were only three light aircraft carriers, they were founded by Rear Admiral Hilmsky, a rare wise man in the Soviet Navy, because he was also a man who played cards with uneasy common sense. He was not fooled by the military deception of the Chinese Empire and insisted that the Soviet Navy develop escort aircraft carriers.

The three Soviet aircraft carriers were approved by the Admiralty of the Soviet Union in order to compete with the German Navy after the construction of the Charlotte-class aircraft carrier began in Germany.

Hilmsky had always intended to attack the German Navy with aircraft carriers, but he had been suffering from the poor level of carrier-based aircraft in the USSR. It was difficult or costly to break through the anti-aircraft fire network of the German fleet and it was impossible to carry out the operation.

At this moment, Symsky's aircraft carrier fleet was in the Gulf of Finland, but instead of being asked to strike at the German fleet, they were asked to send carrier-based aircraft to defend Leningrad and provide air support to the Soviet army.

The carrier-based aircraft of the Soviet aircraft carrier suffered heavy losses in the air battle of Leningrad. So much so that when Medjesky asked him for plane support, he couldn't get the plane anymore.

However, Stalin attached great importance to this Soviet fleet and demanded that it be preserved. Therefore, Stalin urgently negotiated with the Chinese Empire and introduced the Jian-10B carrier-based fighters of the Chinese Empire in advance. In order for the Chinese Empire to immediately deliver these carrier-based aircraft, the Soviet government bought 120 J-10B carrier-based aircraft at almost three times the high price.

However, it was also worth the money, and the Chinese Empire sent pilots to fly these carrier-based aircraft through more than a dozen airfields through non-stop transfers. The plane was sent to Moscow after 18 hours.

That is, the Chinese Empire, a country with naval bases around the world, was able to send 120 carrier-based aircraft to Moscow in such a short time. Other countries don't even dare to think about it.

Of course, when the Soviet Air Force accepted this batch of carrier-based aircraft, it was discovered that these planes were actually second-hand, and they even had the words "Imperial Chinese National Guard" sprayed on them, apparently aircraft parts that were transferred to the National Guard after being eliminated by the Imperial Chinese Air Force, and then refurbished and ready to be sold to the Soviet Union. Because the Soviet Union was in too much of a hurry. Failed to cover it up after the rush of painting.

The Soviet Air Force was depressed, but the engineers found out after inspection. Despite being a second-hand obsolete product of the Chinese Empire, the advanced aircraft manufacturing technology of the Chinese Empire. Even though it is a second-hand aircraft that has been used for seven or eight years, it is also very well maintained, and it can still be directly used as a new aircraft.

Although the Soviet Air Force was not happy, the war in the Gulf of Finland was tense, and Stalin, in order to protect the ship, ordered the 120 Jian-10B carrier-based aircraft to immediately fly to the Gulf of Finland and be incorporated into the Soviet aircraft carrier battle group.

In the 18 hours before the Soviet aircraft carriers received carrier-based aircraft, the Soviet Navy was locked in a bitter battle, and Medesky commanded his fleet to hide in Tibet, but more than half of the capital ships were wounded, and more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers were sunk, which can be described as heavy losses.

Medesky finally got into the evening, and since the Germans lacked aircraft to fight at night, they had to use torpedo boats equipped with radar to provide information. ╔╗

At eight o'clock in the evening, German torpedo boats spotted the Soviet fleet.

Between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., 26 detachments of German torpedo boats launched torpedo attacks on the Medeensky fleet, but none of them hit. Medesky sent a large number of destroyers to intercept it, sinking more than a dozen German torpedo boats, including the DT-93, and several others were forced to run aground and sink.

At three o'clock in the morning, three destroyers of the 24th German destroyer squadron launched a torpedo attack on the Medesky fleet at a distance of 7,000-8,000 meters. The Medesky fleet also sent light cruisers and destroyers to intercept it, and both sides of the black light were fighting in a mess.

The Germans fired a total of 27 torpedoes, one of which hit the middle of the port side of the Lviv, and the battlecruiser Lviv was immediately left behind, then turned right and retreated, and the whole ship lost power after 8 minutes.

At 3:09, the second attack echelon of the German 24th Destroyer Squadron also fired torpedoes, and the leading destroyer Netsov was the first to be hit by a mine, and then sank with a large explosion, and the light cruiser Glorious was shot under the front main gun, the bow was broken, and the speed dropped to 12 knots. The battleship Kirnopol turned off all lights in order to avoid being hit, and collided with the equally blind heavy cruiser Pinsk, which sank instantly.

At this time, the German destroyer detachment lost only two ships, and one escaped with minor injuries.

At 3:45, a large explosion occurred in the middle fuel compartment and the ammunition compartment of the 3,4th main turret of the backward Lviv battlecruiser. The hull broke, the bow section sank in five minutes, and the stern section sank twenty minutes later. Until the post-war period. No one knows what happened on board the Lviv, because none of the ships were spared, and the number of casualties was between 1500 and 1900.

At around 3:50 p.m., the Gulf of Finland gradually became clearer. At this time, 120 Jian-10 carrier-based aircraft of the Soviet naval aviation were dispatched, and the goal was originally to find the main force of the German fleet, but six aircraft carrier formations of the German Navy were unexpectedly discovered.

Since the German Navy had not experienced real aircraft carrier battles, it was not proficient in the use of aircraft carriers. At dawn, all the carrier-based aircraft on the six German aircraft carriers took off. Went to attack the Soviet fleet. As a result, the six aircraft carriers were like naked girls waiting for pirates to ravage at the moment, and the Soviet naval aviation naturally would not let go of this opportunity and immediately attacked.

At 4:17, the German aircraft carrier Charlotte was the first to sink with six torpedoes and twelve aerial bombs. At the same time, the other five aircraft carriers hid in Tibet to avoid strikes. The number of German light cruisers and destroyers escorting the convoy nearby was also not large, and the firepower could not pose a threat to the Soviet naval aviation at all, and as a result, they were all wounded.

Five minutes later. The Victoria Princess was heavily tilted in the mine. The captain gave the order to abandon the ship. The ship slowly sank half an hour later. Also sinking were the Prince Waldemar and Princess Sophie.

The two Princess Margaret and Prince Heinrich were wounded and fled because they did not care to wait for the carrier-based aircraft to recover.

The carrier-based aircraft of the German naval aviation, which were attacking the Soviet fleet, immediately returned home, but when they returned, they found that the Soviet naval aviation had departed, and the German aircraft had lost their position as their own carriers. Tossing back and forth, the German planes ran out of fuel (there was not much in the first place, and they have been sparing). Most of the carrier-based aircraft crashed into the sea, and only a few made a forced landing on a nearby beach.

Outcome. The German aircraft carrier battle group suffered heavy losses at once, and it lost its combat effectiveness. There's no power to help Horn's fleet.

Annoyed, Horn immediately ordered the German fleet to sail into battle for a decisive battle with the Soviet navy.

At this time, Medesky did not pass and ordered the Soviet fleet to also form a battle formation, ready to fight to the death with the German fleet.

Because the Soviet Navy had not fought a real naval battle for a long time, the outstanding naval officers and men of the Tsarist period were either dead or fled, and Stalin's two great purges made the only remaining outstanding naval generals of the Soviet Union also resentful of Jiuquan, resulting in the Soviet fleet's tactics were all based on books and fantasies (studying the textbooks of the Chinese Imperial Navy), without any actual combat experience, and the tactics were extremely rigid.

When facing the experienced main force of the German fleet, Horn also studied the classic combat examples in the textbooks of the Imperial Chinese Navy, but he could flexibly use them according to his own experience.

The flexible Horn quickly spotted Megaski's tactical weaknesses and stormed them.

At 6:50 in the morning, the German battleships and cruiser formations adopted the classic tactics of naval artillery warfare, lined up in two T-shaped horizontal formations (the battleship was behind, at a distance of 20,000 meters, and the cruiser was in front, at a distance of 14,000 meters), and locked the ultimate battleship Stalin, the flagship of the Soviet fleet, with full frontal crossfire under radar guidance, and after seven rounds of fighting, a total of 545 rounds of various large-caliber main gun shells were fired, of which more than 30 20-inch shells hit Stalin, causing serious damage to Stalin's hull. The entire island was razed to the ground.

But the battleship Stalin remained unsinkable, and the German large-caliber shells simply could not sink it. This surprised Horn, who remembered that this ultimate battleship was built entirely in the Chinese Empire, and he admired its ability to resist attacks.

However, two German destroyers then approached and fired seven torpedoes, eventually sinking the ultimate battleship Stalin.

In addition, the German fleet inflicted a fatal blow on other warships of the entire Soviet fleet. Every time the cannon of the eight Hindenburg-class ultimate battleships roared, the battleships of the Soviet Navy would be devastated, and basically a single shot would definitely be a heavy blow or even a direct sunk.

The Soviet fleet lost the ultimate battleship Lenin and Stalin successively, and its firepower was far from being the match of the German fleet, and it was about to be completely annihilated by the German fleet.

It was at this time that Soviet naval aviation flew for the second time. At this time, the German Navy had no escort aircraft carriers and aircraft, and in the face of the attack of Soviet aircraft, the German fleet's anti-aircraft fire soon showed loopholes, and the capital ships were heavily damaged one after another, and small warships were sunk one after another.

Horn was well aware of the great threat of aircraft to the battleship, and the hero did not suffer the immediate loss, so he immediately ordered the German fleet to retreat, so the Soviet fleet chased and fought for an hour before returning in a huff.

In the aftermath of the war, both the Soviet Union and Germany declared themselves victors. But in terms of losses, the USSR lost two ultimate battleships, which made Stalin quite an egg ache. However, Germany also lost four aircraft carriers and quite a few other warships, and generally took advantage. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )