"Are our seaplanes ready?" asked Lieutenant General Eberhardt, commander of the German Black Sea Fleet, in the conference room of the battleship Queen Mary, who was anchored in the Sevastopol Fortress.&1t;/p>

"Our seaplane mothership of Emperor Nicholas I has been improved. It is an improved cargo ship with a 924-ton cargo ship, which can carry 5 seaplanes. Plus one aircraft on the Diamond auxiliary cruiser, we have a total of 6 seaplanes to use." Major General Kolchak, who serves as the chief of staff of the Fleet, said while sending a document.&1t;/p>

"We have almost cleaned up the minefields of the Germans. Moreover, because some warships of the German fleet are going to support Romania's operations, and the other warships are being renovated in the port, they are still very relaxed in their vigilance. At least there is no next mine-burning plan." Major General Nowitzki, commander of the First Battleship Detachment, said.&1t;/p>

"But we cannot determine the operation of the German submarine." Kolchak said with some concern.&1t;/p>

"This is indeed a problem, but we have no choice at the moment. We cannot choose to fight or not, we can only choose when to fight! The British attack will be scheduled for the D-D, and we will attack from the Port of Sevastopol in the late night of the D-1st! And we will reach the standby area around 5 a.m. waiting for the signal. The British bombing is estimated to start at 7 o'clock. We will determine whether to take action based on the British telegram and our seaplane reconnaissance." Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Eberhart said.&1t;/p>

"This is our first opportunity and the last chance. If we lose it, we will not be able to dominate the fate of the Black Sea and can only wait for the so-called gifts between Britain and France. So, I decided that this time, two dreadnought and four dreadnoughts will all attack, and we must do our best!" After a while, the navy seemed to have made great determination.&1t;/p>

The main situation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is as follows: the dreadnought Queen Maria and the Emperor Alexander III equipped with 12 12-inch guns. This warship has the same firepower compared to the warship of the same name in history, and its navigation is similar, but its armor protection is enhanced. The thickness of the side string armor reaches 32ommm. The total height reaches a conscientious 5 meters! The thickness of the upper armor belt and the rear armor belt of the hull is around 1ommm. The thickness of the front of the turret is 3o5mm, and the thickness of the cannon seat armor is 25ommm.&1t;/p>

Overall, the defense area of ​​this warship is large enough, but the thickness is difficult to satisfy. In terms of aviation, the maximum theoretical output is 26,000 horsepower, and it is equipped with 4 Parsons steam turbines, which can reach the highest flight of 21 knots, but it has a high output of 30,000 horsepower in actual tests. This class of battleships is indeed stronger than in history, but the strength is limited!&1t;/p>

A total of three battleships of this class have started construction. Two of them are in service, and one is on the pedestal of the ship. It is expected to be put into service in as early as 9 months. However, this battleship is obviously of limited significance to the Russian Navy. If it can win this time, then the newly-sented battleship will be icing on the scene. If it loses, then the meaning of good construction is very limited.&1t;/p>

In addition to these two new dreadnoughts, there are two quasi-dreadnoughts Evstafi and Kinkou John, equipped with four 12-inch main guns and four 8-inch second-class main guns, as well as two former dreadnoughts Three Saints and Rostislav.&1t;/p>

The cruiser unit has a total of two protective cruisers: Mercury Memorial and Kagur and the auxiliary cruiser Diamond. The destroyer unit has a total of 14 destroyers of various types. This is almost all the Black Sea Fleet's belongings.&1t;/p>

"I still think that unless the British Airways can guarantee to damage two German fast battleships, we have no chance of winning. Even with the so-called joint shooting method, the gap between the Dreadnought and the former Dreadnought is still very huge, not to mention that our opponent is the elite Dreadnought!" Major General Nowitzki said.&1t;/p>

"Everyone, what do you think? After the British Air Force carried out the bombing, we determined the situation of the opponent's warship through close reconnaissance of seaplanes and destroyers before deciding whether it was primary. The bombed German warships will definitely find ways to leave the port. At this time, we can use destroyers to close reconnaissance." Major General Kolchak proposed a compromise.&1t;/p>

"What if the German injured warship chooses to retreat after leaving the port?" asked an officer.&1t;/p>

"Then we will kill the warships in the port. Turkey's shipbuilding industry is very poor. Once the warships are damaged, they cannot recover for a long time. Time is on our side." Kolchak said relaxedly.&1t;/p>

After some discussion, the Russian Black Sea Fleet's attack plan was also finalized. This time, the Russians also took out the coffin book, two Queen Maria-class dreadnoughts, two quasi-fairy and two fearless. There were 6 battleships in total, and there were 2 cruisers, 1 seaplane mothership and 14 destroyers. If such a fleet was pulled out and fought to the death with Earl Spey, it would definitely not work. At most, 2 hours were spent, and the work was finished, but this time, with the British air force, the Russians decided to take a gamble!&1t;/p>

As time passes, the British's actions are gradually becoming mature. They have gained a detailed understanding of the Mediterranean Fleet of the Allies and have carried out several night flights. On a super-large sand table at the base, Lieutenant General Trenchard's staff marked the landmarks along the way one by one. On the other three smaller sand tables, miniature models of Constantinople, Port Burgas and Port Erelli are displayed. The elites of the British Air Force are choosing suitable attack routes based on their respective tasks and allocating the targets.&1t;/p>

"In order to ensure that the main force of the opponent's fleet is severely damaged, our most important attack target should be set at Port Erelli! Therefore, I suggest that at least 1 V15oo heavy bomber squadron and 3 FB27 medium bomber squadrons will be drawn to bomb. We need to throw at least 24 torpedoes and 48 bombs in one attack to severely damage Earl Spee's direct fleet!" Lieutenant General Stedy, who represents the Navy, said on the side.&1t;/p>

"In this case, we have only three squadrons of bombers to attack two ports?" Lieutenant General Trenchad said in disbelief. According to his plan, the v15oo squadron and two twin bombers squadrons are responsible for attacking the Earl's direct fleet in Port Erely, and the other 4 squadrons attack the Allied fleets in Constantinople and the port of Burgas in Bulgaria respectively.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!