Chapter 1218： Above the Black Sea Three (1/2)
Chapter 1218 Above the Black Sea (3)
”Are our seaplanes ready?” Lieutenant General Eberhardt, commander of the German Black Sea Fleet, asked in the meeting room of the battleship Queen Mary in the Sevastopol Fortress.
”Our seaplane carrier of the Emperor Nicholas I has been improved. This is an improvement with a cargo ship of 9,240 tons, which can carry 5 seaplanes, plus 1 aircraft on the auxiliary cruiser Diamond. We There are a total of 6 seaplanes that can be used.” Major General Kolchak, who served as the chief of the general staff of the fleet, said as he sent a document.
”The German minefields were almost cleared by us. And because some of the German fleet's warships are going to support Romania, and the other part of the warships are being repaired in the harbor, they are still very relaxed on our guard. At least there is no next step. Mine plan.” Major General Nowitzki, commander of the First Battleship Squadron, said.
”But we cannot be sure of the actions of the German submarine.” Kolchak said with some concern.
”This is indeed a problem, but we currently have no choice. We can't choose to fight or not. We can only choose when to fight! The British attack will be scheduled on D day, and we will start from late at night on D-1. Sevastopol port attacked! And arrived at the standby area at around 5 am waiting for the signal, the British bombing is estimated to start at 7 o’clock, we will determine whether to take it based on the British telegram and our seaplane investigation. Action.” Lieutenant General Eberhardt, commander of the fleet, said.
”This is our first and last chance. If we lose it, then we will not be able to dominate the fate of the Black Sea. We can only wait for the so-called gifts of Britain and France. Therefore, I decided this time 2 Dreadnoughts and 4 We will attack all without fear, and we must go all out!” After a while, the navy seemed to have made a lot of determination.
The main force of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is as follows. The dreadnought Empress Maria and Emperor Alexander III equipped with 12 12-inch guns. Compared with historical battleships of the same name, this warship has exactly the same firepower and similar speed, but with armor protection. Has been enhanced. The thickness of the side chord armor reaches 320mm. The total height has reached a very conscientious 5 meters! The thickness of the upper armor belt and the hull rear armor belt are about 100mm. The thickness of the front of the turret is 305MM, and the thickness of the armor of the turret is 250MM.
Overall, the defense area of this warship is large enough, but the thickness is difficult to satisfy. The speed is quite satisfactory. The theoretical maximum output is 26,000 horsepower. Equipped with 4 Parsons steam turbines, it can reach a maximum speed of 21 knots, but in actual tests it ran a high output of 30,000 horsepower. This class of battleship is indeed stronger than in history, but the strength is limited!
A total of three battleships of this tier have started construction. Two ships are currently in service, and one ship is rushing to work on the berth. It is expected to be commissioned in nine months at the earliest. However, this battleship is obviously of limited significance to the Russian Navy. If this time If you can win, then the new battleship is considered the icing on the scene, and if you lose, then the meaning of building a good one is very limited.
In addition to these two new dreadnoughts, there are two quasi-dreadnoughts Yevstafi and Chrysostom John, equipped with four 12-inch main guns and four 8-inch secondary main guns, and two The former dreadnoughts Three Saints and Rostislav.