Chapter 1550: Sea of ​​Azov Offensive Part 1

Chapter 1550 Sea of ​​Azov Offensive 1

"No, I can't give up. I still have a chance now. The Bavarian Army is in the north of Ukraine. The Austrians passed first in the middle. Their combat effectiveness is not high. If I redeploy part of the troops back to the east bank, and at the same time station in the If the troops in the Donetsk area and other important places are concentrated northward, then I can at least form a relatively coherent front, and they can temporarily delay the pace of the Austrian Army's offensive. Then during this period of time, I can still send the main force Troops were drawn back to southeastern Ukraine, so that at least some points could be delayed."

Borusinov thought of a remedial plan as fast as he could. Generally speaking, it is impossible to drive the opponent back, and the northeastern part of Ukraine will definitely be lost. The only thing Borusinov wants now is to temporarily hold the southwestern part of Ukraine, the Transcaucasus and the lower reaches of the Volga River This triangle!

Generally speaking, there are Donetsk’s industrial base, a quarter of Ukraine’s grain production area, fuel oil from the Transcaucasus region, and the Volga River connecting Russia’s hinterland. Generally speaking, this area is quite large Well, maybe, after the failure of this battle, the St. Petersburg area in northern Russia may not be able to survive this winter, but in the south, there is still room for maneuver. If it can be delayed until after the autumn harvest, then it is not a big problem to control this triangular area to survive this winter and the next spring.

If, that is, if, next year, Britain and France can get through the Dardanelles, then they can use the area they control as a fulcrum, and then launch a large-scale counterattack. Well, just like that, in the shortest possible time, Borusinov regained his fighting spirit, but what he didn't expect was that just when he was ambitiously preparing to "separate" a corner, a shot from the Balkans The sharp arrow was aimed right at the back of Borusinov's head!

Just as Borusinov was adjusting the deployment of his troops, under the cover of 4 battleships, 3 seaplane carriers, more than a dozen destroyers, and more than 20 temporarily refitted armed civilian ships, the first batch of transport The fleet of 20,000 Bavarian Corps has set off from Bulgaria to the entrance of the Kerch Strait. At this time, the Russians did not put too much energy into this inland sea. They deployed most of the mines in the port of Sevastopol, because there is still a battleship that is stepping up outfitting!

"If the Russians were a little defensive, we would have to pay a very heavy price if we wanted to break through the Kerch Strait." Looking at the narrow Strait in the distance, Earl Luckner couldn't help but sighed, if we simply From a perspective, the Kerch Strait is even more extreme than the Dardanelles!

The length of this strait is 41 kilometers, and the width is between 4 and 45 kilometers. You can even block the narrowest place with a 75MM rapid-fire gun! These are not the most deadly, the most deadly is that the water depth of this strait is only between 5 meters and 15 meters! A large battleship may run aground if you are not careful! You know, the average water depth of the Kiel Canal is 11 meters. In this case, let alone deploying a large number of shore artillery on both sides of the strait, just sea mines and shipwrecks to block the channel are deadly enough.

Because regardless of the width of the strait, the Kerch Strait is much wider than the Dardanelles, but the width of the navigable route is not wider than the latter, because the water depth of the latter is about 60 meters....

Therefore, this time, the German battleship is not going to enter this strait, because there is no defense on the opposite coast, and it is enough to enter the Sea of ​​Azov with destroyers and armed merchant ships with better seaworthiness!

"The Russians would not do this. The Sea of ​​Azov was nothing more than a piece of chicken rib to the Russians before World War I. If it weren't for our plan to attack the empty Donetsk area this time, there would be no strategic significance here. You know, even during the Crimean War, Britain and France fought against the Sevastopol fortress," said Earl Spey.

While the two were talking, three seaplanes that took off from the Turkish seaplane aircraft carrier Pillar of the Nation had already flown to land in the distance. Although the Russians did not deploy too many troops here, as an entrance to the strait , There are also some troops on the Kerch Peninsula. On this small peninsula with an area of ​​only 3,000 square kilometers, about 4,000 Russian troops and military police are deployed, with a small number of artillery. This level of force is not even worthy of using a regular army to solve it. Under the cover of naval guns, it can be easily taken down by the Marine Corps!

Although most parts of Ukraine are already fighting in full swing, in the Black Sea area, the Russians' vigilance is abnormally relaxed. It is no wonder that the Spey fleet has just fought a big battle in the Mediterranean. After a battle, there will always be a period of time. Rest period. From the perspective of the Russians, so what if the Spey fleet comes here? It's just a bombardment. It's better to hit the Sevastopol fortress than to hit the Kerch peninsula. Anyway, there is a naval fort there, isn't it?

"Let's start!" The four battle-tested super dreadnoughts once again raised their muzzles to unleash destruction. According to the data provided by the seaplane in the distance and the reference objects that have been selected, the personnel in the fire control room quickly finalized The bombardment plan, rounds of high-explosive bombs are lifted up from the ammunition depot at the lower part of the hull, and then loaded into the artillery with the help of mechanical servos. With the rotation of the huge double-mounted turret, dozens of 350MM heavy guns pointing to a distant target.

At the same time, destroyers and gunboats converted from civilian ships also began to rush towards the Kerch Strait. They needed to provide vigilance and cover for the fleet that was about to enter the strait, and remove those possible minelayers or other potential threats along the way.

"Fire!" Accompanied by the firing order, dozens of cannons on the four battleships sprayed out long flames. In less than 5 seconds, more than ten tons of steel flew towards the A distant target! The sound of cannons echoed on the sea like thunder!

Tens of seconds later, the Russian fortress at the southern end of the Kerch Strait was instantly enveloped in flames! The high-explosive bomb weighing more than 600 kilograms was like a giant's war hammer, directly erasing the weak artillery emplacement from the ground, and the garrison behind the fort was even more unlucky. After just a few minutes of shelling, the entire garrison was destroyed It was bombed like the surface of the moon, and the original buildings were replaced by deep pits ranging from 2 meters to 6 meters deep.

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