#1323 Can only Rely on Naval Aviation

When the sun in the east began to rise, the Soviet fleet finally got rid of those submarines chasing and hunting, and now Gorshkov's urge to commit suicide was all there.

The huge Black Sea Fleet, originally the second largest fleet of the entire Soviet Navy, now only has so little left, the large battleship, only the Red Caucasus he was riding on, and the rest of the large warships, either torpedoed Hit, or collide at sea, unable to keep up with his current formation.

A heavy cruiser, with a group of destroyers, wants to challenge the German sea hegemony? Now, as long as there is self-knowledge, it is time to back down.

But Gorshkov didn't, he knew that he had made the wrong choice, and now, the way to make up for his mistake is either suicide or death in battle!

At that time, Pavlov had no chance to die on the battlefield, and Gorshkov still had. Before the superior order was issued, he was still the commander of this fleet. He would take the fleet and go to the German Navy desperately, even if there was a A shell fell on a German warship, and he was worth it!

At this time, in the port headquarters in the rear, Oktyabriski's fingers began to tremble a little. He tried his best to take the cigarette out of his mouth and said to Vladimirski who was on the side: "We The glory of the Black Sea Fleet now depends on our naval aviation."

The main force of the fleet was actually destroyed by the German submarine, and it has not yet reported to Moscow. However, Oktyabsky knew that his career was over, and the Black Sea Fleet also ushered in the most terrible day, unless the Navy Aviation can work miracles, otherwise, he would have committed suicide with a pistol in his drawer, saving him a court-martial in Moscow.

Vladimirsky's expression was very cautious: "Yes, our naval aviation will definitely complete the task. Before dawn, our reconnaissance plane took off. Now, as long as we find the trace of the German Navy, we will The bomber force will take off immediately."

The first step in a naval battle is to discover the opponent. Although the German naval formation only passed through the Black Sea Strait yesterday, the advanced German formation, if it were to speed up at 30 knots, would be able to make 300 in one night. Go many miles.

And if the Germans came directly to Sevastopol after leaving the strait, I am afraid that they are now 200 nautical miles away from their side, just within the delivery range of their carrier aviation.

Maybe, the German carrier-based planes are taking off one after another, and they are planning to attack their own side. Now, all the ground anti-aircraft guns of the fleet are ready and waiting for the other side to come. At the same time, the huge bomber force has also been made. Out of the assembly, waiting for the final order.

The Black Sea is so big, you have to find each other first.

An SB-2 bomber, flying at an altitude of one thousand meters.

This type of bomber is the main bomber of the Soviet Union, accounting for almost 95% of the Soviet bomber. At the same time, this type of bomber is also versatile. For example, the current bomber does not carry bombs and uses all its payloads for Loaded with fuel for long flights at sea.

It wants to find the German fleet!

When the Germans enter the Black Sea, they will definitely go straight to Sevastopol!

Therefore, after they took off from the Crimean Peninsula, they rushed towards the Black Sea Strait almost directly, trying to find the traces of the German fleet.

The Germans will definitely deploy fighter jets over the fleet, and it is likely that they will be shot down, but before shooting down, be sure to report back the location of the German fleet, and then a large number of bombers will come to take the German fleet completely. Blast over!

From the nose ahead, navigator, gunner, and bombardier Stoloka is carefully observing the sea.

This bomber has only three people, each in a different position, the pilot is on the top, the gunner on the back has a machine gunner, and the navigator in the front also has two machine guns that can be operated.

The navigator's field of vision is the best, and now he can clearly see the sea around him, but unfortunately, he can't see anything.

"No target was found, the German fleet is definitely not here." Stoloka said: "Where did they hide?"

Istanbul can already be seen ahead, and the German fleet has not yet been found. What does that mean?

The actions of the Germans were not what they expected.

"The Germans didn't go directly to our base, so they must have sailed west to get the protection of the Romanian air force. Let's fly west, maybe we can gain something." Stoloka suggested.

"Okay, then let's go west," said the pilot above, pushing the lever, and the bomber turned back almost before entering the sky over Istanbul.

Now, Romania is already the servant country of the Germans, and Romania is next to the Black Sea.

Therefore, although the German navy passed through the strait with great fanfare, it was still cautious. If they did not go directly to their own base, they could only go westward next to the coastline, so that they could be protected by the Romanian air force.

This is definitely a more secure plan, but the Black Sea Fleet has long been prepared. If the Romanians dare to provide air support, then even the Romanians will be beaten!

It was very difficult for the Soviet Air Force to attack Berlin, but Soviet bombers flew to the Romanian capital to drop bombs, that is, every day.

Had it not been overwhelmed by the massive offensive situation, the Soviet Union would have long wanted to bomb Romania.

The engines on both sides were rumbling, and the bomber turned north and began to fly.

In the east, the red sun is gradually rising, and the golden sun shines all over the sea. It looks very spectacular at sea.

No one went to appreciate such a scene. Stoloka was still carefully observing the sea. Suddenly, he saw the place where the sea and the sky meet in the distance. There seemed to be bright spots one by one, that was a fleet!

"We have found the target!" Stoloca shouted loudly: "There is a fleet in the sea near Constanta!"

"Sevastopol, Sevastopol, here is the No. 223 bomber, we have found the German fleet, near Konstanz!" The pilot turned on the radio and began to report to the rear.

Now they have only discovered bright spots one by one, and they cannot be fully confirmed, but they must be fast. If it is really the German surface naval force, maybe the German carrier-based fighter jets will arrive quickly in the future. , so that they have no chance to report back at all.

The bomber continued to fly forward, and the radio wave had been transmitted back. Suddenly, the aviation troops of the Black Sea Fleet quickly made combat preparations.