Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Just after passing through the Turkish Strait, the German fleet encountered a Soviet patrol ship.

Although the unlucky patrol ship was easily sunk, the patrol ship also spread the news to the Black Sea Fleet base Sevastopol before being sunk.

The commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Philip Sergeyevich Oktyabryski, was shocked and did not dare to delay. He immediately reported the news to the Kremlin.

Stalin, who was discussing with senior military officials how to resolve the Georgia incident, looked a little gloomy when he heard the news. "Comrade Kuznetsov, can you destroy this invading German fleet?" The Black Sea has been regarded as its own inland sea since the Russian Empire until the Soviet period. Now that the German fleet dared to openly sail into their sensitive waters, the Soviet Union naturally could not sit idly by.

If they didn't respond, it would be equivalent to giving up the entire Black Sea to others, and they would be blocked by the German navy at their door and bombarded with artillery!

Kuznetsov was extremely depressed. There was only one battleship in his Black Sea Fleet, and that was the battleship Paris Commune that was commissioned in 1914. Just by looking at the year of service, you can tell that this thing is already an antique, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

However, he did not dare to say that he would not fight. Judging from the look on Comrade Stalin's face, if he dared to say no, there would be no good consequences.

"It's a pity that the Soviet-class battleships have been transferred away from the Black Sea Fleet, otherwise no matter how many German fleets come, it won't be a problem."

The original Soviet-class battleship was the first and last class of battleship designed and manufactured by the Soviet Union on the eve of World War II. This class was a battleship designed during the Stalin period.

Design plans for this class were proposed in the late 1930s, but they never entered service. It was originally planned to build 15 battleships of this class, and it was planned to be completed in 1947, making it the main offensive force of the Soviet Navy. However, the slow progress of the design and excessive trust in Germany caused the Soviet Union to reconsider this overly optimistic plan. Its cancellation made the Soviet Union one of the few countries among the many military powers after World War II that did not have a self-built battleship.

Today's "Soviet-class battleship" is the "Yamato" battleship obtained from Germany a few years ago. The Soviet Union has already commissioned three ships, and four more are under construction.

In Kuznetsov's view, a Soviet-class battleship can defeat a group of opponents alone. The 460mm naval gun on the battleship is absolutely invincible.

In fact, the Black Sea Fleet originally had a Soviet-class battleship, but there was a rift in the relationship with Germany not long ago. The top Soviet officials were worried that the battleship would be trapped in the Black Sea if the situation changed, so they transferred it away from the Black Sea Fleet.

Kuznetsov has always had a question. The design drawings of this Soviet-class battleship were bought from Germany. The guns of the first two battleships were also made by Germany. Then why did the Germans themselves not use 460 mm naval guns? Use a 406mm naval gun?

Naturally, he didn't know that Yannick chose the caliber of the naval gun based on the experience of later generations.

In the original World War II, only the Japanese Navy had 460 mm naval guns, and when they were developing main guns, they found that their own equipment could not be manufactured at all. Therefore, they spent huge sums of money to import 15,000-ton hydraulic presses and three 70-ton acid open-hearth furnaces from Germany, which created the world's largest-caliber battleship main gun.

On the other hand, the United States was able to build a 406 mm cannon as early as 1898. In the early 1920s, the U.S. Navy also ordered 457 mm naval guns. However, when the prototype gun was nearly halfway completed, the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty stipulated that the caliber of the battleship's main gun should not exceed 16 inches (406 mm), so the U.S. Navy only continued to improve and refine the 406 mm caliber naval gun. Upgraded, and the 457mm main gun was also ignored because it was a "prohibited weapon".

During the research and design of new battleships in 1927-1928 and 1938, American designers also considered using 457 mm naval guns, but they were rejected many times by the Navy. The reason is that such a cannon is too heavy and the barrel has a short service life, and the angle at which the bullets fall is also very limited. The most important factor is that it violates the treaty. However, after the start of World War II, treaty restrictions no longer existed, and the experimental model of the 457mm naval gun once again attracted the attention of the military.

In 1940, the Montana-class battleship planned to be built by the U.S. Navy focused on enhancing firepower. The project organizing committee has proposed a plan to install a 457mm naval gun. However, after comprehensively considering various factors such as range, firepower density, displacement, etc., it was decided to continue the design of the MK7 406mm naval gun.

From the perspective of the U.S. Navy, the performance of the 406 mm naval gun is already very good. Its 2-ton capped armor-piercing projectile can penetrate 508 mm armor at a distance of 3 km. The Yamato-class armor cannot resist it at all. The fire control radar and ballistic computer equipped by the US military make the accuracy of naval guns far superior to that of the Yamato class.

Kuznetsov shook his head and stopped thinking about these unthinkable questions. "Comrade Stalin, although the Soviet-class battleships are no longer in the Black Sea Fleet, we still have the opportunity to severely damage the German fleet. The Black Sea Fleet has a large number of fighters (the Black Sea Fleet has 346 fighters, 138 attack aircraft and bombers). Let our fighters If they come out in full force, they will be able to severely damage the German fleet!" Kuznetsov was one of the few people in the Soviet Navy who had a vision for the development of the navy. Thinking of the two aircraft carriers that were seized by Germany and originally belonged to the Soviet Union, he came to I feel distressed now.

Starling nodded. "Send the ships out, even if you sink a German warship, it will be a great achievement!"

From the outbreak of the European War to the present, Germany has not lost even a single large warship. If it can sink a large German warship this time, it will definitely cause a heavy blow to the morale of the German army; it may also strengthen the confidence of the Americans.

Stalin's orders were quickly transmitted back to Sevastopol headquarters.

Commander Oktyabryski was just in his early forties, a prime and ambitious age. Now that he had received Stalin's order, he was even more enthusiastic and personally took command of the battle and boarded the battleship Paris Commune.

There was a busy and tense atmosphere in the entire Sevastopol port. Thick black smoke was emitted from each warship, and the boilers were ignited in preparation for sailing.

The entire combat plan is quite simple. The fleet is responsible for luring the enemy, leading the German fleet into the aviation ambush circle, and waiting for the aviation force to launch an attack on the German fleet.

In addition to the aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, Comrade Stalin also mobilized nearby air forces to participate in this battle. The number of fighter jets Commander Oktyabryski can mobilize has increased to more than 500, and the number of attack aircraft and bombers exceeds 300.

With nearly a thousand aircraft, Commander Oktyabryski even felt like killing a chicken with a knife.