At night, under the command of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makalov, the Russian navy moved, and the armored ship (a pocket battleship can also be understood as a battleship with the former fearless ship), Eight cruisers, three destroyers, and a large number of auxiliary ships, killed the Bosphorus in a mighty manner.
This is almost the home of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. After 88 years, all the new ships acquired by the Black Sea Fleet are now almost out of nowhere!
This fleet is also home to one-third of the world's third-largest naval power. In terms of tonnage alone, compared to the Ottoman Navy at this time, it does not have any advantages.
Of course, naval warfare is not purely tonnage. In terms of warship performance, the Russians still have obvious advantages! After all, one side is a product of the sixties and seventies, and one side is a product of the decade. There is no comparability at all!
The Ottoman navy is too old. This boss's fleet is now no longer glorious!
As the saying goes, the one who knows you best is always your enemy!
The situation of the Ottoman navy is clear to the Russians, otherwise the Russian navy will not rush to operate the Ottoman navy! !!
A weaker and weaker opponent is undoubtedly the best choice for military strength. At this time, the Black Sea Fleet is hungry and thirsty!
The situation in the Bosphorus, the Russians have long understood! Including the exact location of the shore guns deployed by the Ottomans, perhaps the Russians' maps are more accurate than the Ottomans themselves! ..
Bosphorus has a Mediterranean climate. Most of the year, the sea is calm, the current is slow, there are few beaches and reefs, and the shipping conditions are excellent. This also creates conditions for the Black Sea fleet to pass at night.
At the same time, Bulgaria also launched a huge offensive, the artillery fire roared, trying to cover the sound of the boat with the sound of artillery!
"Let's listen, are there ships passing?"
"It's impossible. Now we are playing so fiercely with Bulgarians. Which idiot dares to pass here now, aren't you afraid of being killed by stray bullets?"
"No, it's not just a ship, it's like a fleet! No, this is a warship passing by, please report it!"
The Ottoman soldiers, who noticed something wrong, immediately reported the situation, and passed it to Edel Pasha after several twists and turns.
After receiving the news, Edel Pasha immediately transferred to Ahmed Pasha, and ordered the garrison on both sides of the strait to fire at the strait, not the garrison on the side of Skudar!
At this moment, the few remaining shore guns in Constantinople had turned around, and they were busy fighting the Bulgarians for life and death.
At this point the Russian fleet had passed most of the journey, a huge opportunity was placed in front of Ahmed Pasha!
As long as the Ottoman Navy blocked the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Marmara Sea, coupled with the help of shore guns, this time the Ottoman Empire may have a great chance of damaging or even destroying the Russian Black Sea Fleet!
No, it should be said that the Bulgarian Navy will be wiped out! Once the navy has won, the battle of Constantinople will also win a turn!
Bulgaria without a navy, even if it won Constantinople, is of little value, and there is no need to continue this war!
Unfortunately, Ahmed Pasha, commander of the Ottoman navy, is scorning this opportunity!
"Damn Edel Pasha, you idiot! Actually let the Russians go deep into the Bosphorus and only now found out!
You should find out earlier that using a shore gun for an attack at a distance of 30 kilometers is enough to send all the Black Sea Fleet into the sea to feed fish!
It's good now, at most an hour, the Russians will be out of the Bosphorus, and now I'm going to take the troops to intercept!
Fuck do you think the navy is also your army mess? When you say build up, build up, this time killing Lao Tzu! "
Scolding and scolding, what should be done! Ahmed Pasha still ordered, and the whole army was dispatched to stop the Black Sea Fleet!
Now Ahmed Pasha has fully hoped that the shore artillery can rebuild the Black Sea Fleet, otherwise his navy formed by the UW can only send a wave of record!
When the Ottoman Navy was ready, the Russian Black Sea Fleet had already come to the door, and the two sides exited at the Bosphorus exit, and they opened the battle without saying a word!
At this time, the sky has not been illuminated, and the Ottoman Navy did not dare to go too far. After all, the shells have no eyes, especially when the black light is blind, and if they are killed by their own shore guns, there is nowhere to reason!
When the sky was bright, it was even more dare not to go. At that time, the artillery in Bulgaria was able to come over. It is estimated that no one is willing to try!
With this fight, Ahmed Pasha knew that it had suffered. The loss of the Black Sea Fleet was not large, at least in terms of firepower!
If you think about it, even if the shore gun is firing, it has to be hit! The black light is blind and there is not even a target for aiming. The artillery is completely based on feelings. Is it true that the sight can be high?
As for the giant searchlights deployed on both sides of the strait? As soon as it was lit, the Bulgarian shells were inoculated immediately, but it was not too bad, and it was destroyed again!
Even so, when the Russian Black Sea Fleet rushed out, many ships were injured and many auxiliary ships sank to the bottom!
At this moment, the Ottoman navy has an advantage in the number of fleets, but the Russians have an advantage in tonnage, and the firepower of the two sides is not on the same order of magnitude!
But now, the Black Sea Fleet does not plan to have a gun battle with Ahmed Pasha here! In the mind of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makalov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, nothing is more important than entering the Marmara Sea!
"Rush up and fight close to the Ottomans!"
With the order of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makalov, the battleship took the lead and rushed towards the Ottoman Navy!
Soon the two fleets fought together. Since neither side had experienced an overnight battle, the scene was that chaotic!
The Black Sea Fleet is better. After all, they are regular troops. They have enough mental advantages to fight the Ottomans!
The battle has come to an end, and the shore artillery advantage of the Ottoman Empire has ceased to exist. The two sides are fighting together, and they can't distinguish at all, and they can't continue to fight!
Ahmad Pasha decisively stopped the shore gun's fire support, because in their previous support, a cannonball accurately landed next to his flagship aroused a few A wave of spray, scared cold sweat!
If you die in the hands of the enemy, you do n't have to. On the battlefield, there are no eyes and swords. What if you die in your own hands? Isn't it too wrong?
As everyone knows it is this decision that made the remaining auxiliary fleet of the Russians dodgy! These boats are not thicker than the skin of warships. If they are hit by artillery shells, they will be injured slightly, and they will die in the worst!
The battle continued for more than three hours. The Ottoman naval fleet was still defeated. The gap in strength could not be filled by the quantity alone, especially when the quantity was not enough!
After sinking seven iron armored ships, two armored cruisers, three protective cruisers, four collision cruisers, and other miscellaneous warships, Ahmad Pasha saw that the situation was over and had to take the fleet to run. !!
Of course, the Black Sea Fleet is not good. First it was bombarded by the Ottoman shores, and then it fought with the Ottomans. It was also a heavy loss!
Losses include: a battleship, sunken cruiser to the bottom of the sea, a battleship was severely damaged, several warships were slightly injured, eight auxiliary vessels of various types, and casualties exceeded 3,000!