Chapter 1210: Sword refers to the Black Sea II
Chapter 1210 The sword points to the Black Sea (2)
"If we cannot clean up the German fleet entrenched in the Sea of Marmara, then our plan to capture Constantinople will only be a bubble! From the perspective of the strait, our warships cannot enter the strait at all. Theirs Naval guns can sink everything floating on the water. On land, even if we gather all the artillery that can be mobilized, we will definitely not be able to defeat the German fleet!" He has been appointed as the commander of the expeditionary force. When Sir William Robertson met Churchill, he emphatically emphasized the key to the action-kill the German Mediterranean Fleet!
But how easy is this? When Earl Spey had only 4 fast battleships before, he almost destroyed the French Mediterranean fleet! If it were not for the Japanese to save the field, I am afraid that the French would never return to the Eastern Mediterranean! As for the Russian fleet? Well, the Russian Navy, which currently only has 2 dreadnoughts and 4 former dreadnoughts, dare not face the Spey fleet! In fact, at the most sad time, the Russian main fleet did not leave the port in three months! The Spey fleet blocked the gate of the Sevastopol fortress! Then under the gaze of the resentment of the Russians, use mine-laying boats for offensive mine-laying! Then he went to deal with the French fleet in peace!
And now, when the Austro-Hungarian fleet and the Spey fleet converge, even the generals of the British Navy believe that it is almost impossible to break through the Dardanelles from the sea! "Even if God suddenly appears and pulls out all the Turks on both sides of the Dardanelles turrets and clears all the mines, as long as there are 4 battleships on the opposite side, how many battleships we go up is useless!" Churchill still remembers the navy. The paragraph on the last page of the Ministry’s analysis report.
And this time, Churchill decided to take out the naval air force that had just become an army, just to solve this problem fundamentally! Completely paralyzed the German fleet through aerial attacks, preventing them from appearing on the battlefield, and at the same time marching towards Constantinople from both sea and land directions! Of course, in order to achieve this goal, Britain and France must cooperate sincerely with the Russians. The Russian fleet in the direction of the Black Sea must also take action. While air strikes, the navy also launched an offensive, launching an offensive against the German fleet anchored at the northern mouth of the Bosphorus!
"Dear Lieutenant Admiral Eberhard, I would like to know how many warships your country’s Black Sea Fleet can use at present. And their combat effectiveness." When the Russian navy representative arrived at the British Admiralty, Churchill had no courtesy. Ask the opponent's hole cards directly!
"Two Queen Maria-class battleships equipped with 12 12-inch guns are ready to go. At the same time, there are two quasi-fearless ships equipped with 12-inch guns and four 8-inch guns. In addition, two ships are equipped with four 12-inch guns. The former fearless two main guns. There are also two 7,000-ton large protective cruisers and nine new destroyers. This is our entire family in the Black Sea." Lieutenant General Eberhard, who once served as the commander of the Black Sea Fleet It is embarrassing to say that such a lineup can only be said to be shabby, not to mention that it is compared with the British and French fleets, even if compared with its Baltic counterparts, the Russian Black Sea Fleet is definitely a stepmother...
"This is so... terrible!" Although Churchill already knew this information, when the actual operation began, he saw the Russian Black Sea Fleet unable to support the wall, and he was really helpless to complain!
"Listen, Lieutenant General Eberhard, although we already have a way to fly across the strait to attack the German fleet, we cannot rely on them to accomplish everything! We only have one chance. Right now, the German fleet is deployed separately. In Constantinople, the capital of Turkey, and the port of Varna in Romania, this gave us a chance to break through! We will organize a bomber force to bomb the German fleet in Constantinople, and we can hit them hard. , But it may not be able to sink completely, so I need the Black Sea Fleet to attack, and then use your naval guns to beat these paralyzed guys into a ball of scrap!" Churchill said.
"This, the risk is too great! The average speed of our fleet does not exceed 18 knots, and the fast battleships of the German fleet can easily run high speeds of more than 24 knots. Well, although their situation is not very good, they It's a lion. Even some weak lions are absolutely not afraid of wild wolves. What's more, there are still a group of wild wolves that can't run fast! If your air strike fails and we happen to be in the sight of the German fleet, then this It is definitely a disaster for the entire Black Sea Fleet!" Lieutenant General Eberhard refused.
"In fact, if one bombing is unsuccessful, we can bomb the second or third time! Until it succeeds!" The Russian then gave a suggestion that almost made Churchill vomit blood!
"As long as the Germans' heads are normal, they will know that after the first air strike, they will increase their air defense force or drive warships out of reach of our bombers! So we have only one chance! Or, We work together to kill the German fleet, or you will continue to be blocked by the German fleet in the Sevastopol Fortress!" Churchill said very bluntly~www.wuxiaspot.com~ so that he can now bear the harsh attitude of the Russians intolerable!
At the beginning of the war, when the situation was still not so bad, the British government proposed to launch an offensive in the Balkans and the Dardanelles to open up the Black Sea channel. At that time, the Russians had not been hit **** the Eastern Front, and they had not realized that this was a war that would destroy an empire. Their representatives had very strong signs and refused to all other countries’ troops to appear in Constantine. Fort! At that time, Bulgaria had not joined the Allied Powers. At that time, the French fleet still had an absolute advantage, and even the British Empire's Mediterranean fleet had dreadnoughts! With the help of Serbia as a springboard, the British and French forces can easily defeat the Turks who are not ready! At that time, the Russians refused for their own personal gain! They actually rejected a proposal that might save Russia!
And now, when Britain and France, based on the responsibilities of their allies, suggested to open this channel together with the Russians, the Russians could not even think about it! This is really unbearable! (In fact, Russia did reject Britain and France's action in the Dardanelles at first, and then agreed after being beaten by Germany. At that time, the time to launch this battle had passed!)
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