Chapter 1160 Baltic Fleet

The Soviet area is vast and is a country spanning the Eurasian continent. Therefore, the Soviet navy has also been divided into several directions.

For example, in 1941, the Soviet navy had four fleets separated from each other.

The three largest of these fleets are: the Baltic Red Flagship based in Tallinn (Revel), the Black Sea Fleet based in Sevastopol and the Pacific Fleet based in Vladivostok.

In later generations, the largest Northern Fleet, now the smallest, is based in the ice-free port of Polyarnoye (near Murmansk).

Of course, there are also some small fleets, such as the White Sea Fleet, the Pinsk Squadron, the Danube Squadron, etc. These are too small to be mentioned for the time being.

In this era, the Baltic Red Flagship is the largest Soviet fleet. Originally, the base of the fleet was Kronstadt at the rear, but last year, the base of the Baltic Fleet moved forward to Tallinn and Kronstadt. Stadler was reserved as a rear support base.

And now, with Germany's rapid advance on land, the Baltic Fleet faces a difficult choice.

"The German Northern Army has already reached Latvia. Now, our bases are also under threat at any time," said Tributs, commander of the Soviet Baltic Fleet.

In front of Latvia is Estonia, which is their fleet base. In this case, what should the Baltic Fleet do?

"We must not watch the Germans wreak havoc on our land. Our fleet can use naval guns to protect our ports. We will not be afraid of the Germans." Except for the fleet commander and staff, who were present, It is the captains of various large warships.

The one who speaks now is the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, the captain of the battleship Mara.

A few years ago, the Soviets had been planning to build Soviet-class battleships, which gave people the illusion that there were no battleships in the Soviet Union, and in history, the Soviet Navy had not fought any earth-shattering battles. The Red Navy is the most famous, Still fighting on land.

However, this does not mean that the Soviets do not have any large ships. After all, the Soviets inherited the mantle of Tsarist Russia. In the era of Tsarist Russia, there were still a number of battleships.

In the Baltic Fleet, there are two battleships, Mara and October Revolution. These two battleships are the pillars of the Baltic Fleet.

At the beginning of the war, Germany attacked at night. Under the complex weather at night, the Germans could not cause much damage to the Soviet fleet. Moreover, the main mission of the German troops in the three directions at that time was to defeat the opposite side. The Soviets, their fighters, were mainly used to paralyze enemy fighters on the ground.

Coupled with the fact that it was night, the warships of the Black Sea Fleet did not suffer too many losses, and after the war began, they strengthened their vigilance, although German aircraft often came to harass, and did not achieve much victory.

Their main force is still intact.

"Peter, do you think that our fleet can only serve as a support for the ground forces?" Hearing the words of the captain of the Mara, the captain of the October Revolution, Trosky, immediately sneered: "It turns out that from After the battle of the Irbe Strait, we lost all courage."

Due to their geographical location, Germany and Russia are often rivals.

As long as the German navy blocks its own northeastern waters, that is, the southern waters of Denmark and Sweden, it will close the entire Baltic Sea and turn the Soviet Baltic Fleet into an Inner Sea Fleet.

And the Russians sailing in the Baltic Sea can easily approach the northeastern part of Germany and launch a strike on the German mainland.

During World War I, the destroyers, cruisers and old battleships of the Baltic Fleet engaged in several engagements with German warships.

However, in August 1915, a powerful German squadron was reinforced to the Baltic Sea, this squadron included several dreadnoughts and ex-dreadnoughts, and in the face of the great strength of the German navy, the Russians were wise after paying some losses This is the famous Battle of the Irbe Strait.

At that time, they avoided the war and blew themselves up, which had something to do with the weak navy in the Tsarist Russia era. Needless to say, the sailors under them often made trouble because they were not hungry, so what kind of combat power was there?

And now, is the Red Navy the same as it was in the Tsarist Russia period? This is definitely an irony.

Historically, because the German navy was not strong enough, at the beginning of the war, Germany used the easiest way to mine mine. By laying mine at the door of the Soviets, the entire Baltic fleet was blocked at home. There was no decent battle, except at the Battle of Petersburg, when the cannons of the Baltic Fleet were pounding the shore, making the German Northern Army miserable.

But it is different now. The Baltic Sea is still open, and they also have new pocket battleships imported from Germany. They have certain combat effectiveness.

"Trosky, what do you want to say?" Captain Peter asked Trosky with a blushing face.

"We absolutely can't stay in the port and do nothing, we should take the initiative to attack." Trosky said: "We will go along the coastline and blast the Germans in the three Baltic countries. We can also hit all the way to Germany, let Germany People know the power of our Baltic fleet."

When it comes to hitting the German mainland, the Baltic Fleet also has this capital, because they have the only Marine Corps in the entire Red Navy, but now, this statement sounds like a fantasy.

Because there is no air dominance, the Red Navy does not have an aircraft carrier, and the land-based air force does not fly very far. In the absence of air dominance, it runs to the door of other people's houses to bombard. Isn't this a joke?

The two soon quarreled, and Tributs looked at the people below him, feeling helpless.

The current situation is already very critical. The people present are divided into two categories, one wants to attack, the other wants to defend, and now, Moscow is busy with the defense on the ground, Stalin has not noticed the navy, the army in the entire Soviet In the system, the navy is a very awkward role.

"No, no. Pskov has fallen, and at this moment, an adjutant hurried in from outside to report the surprising news to everyone."