Chapter 1158： Baltic Fleet (1/2)

The Soviets have a vast territory and are a country that spans the Eurasian continent. Therefore, the Soviet navy has also been divided into several different directions.

For example, in 41 years, the Soviet Navy had four fleets that were far from each other.

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

Of course, there are some small fleets, such as the White Sea Fleet, Pinsk Squadron, Danube Squadron, etc. These are too small to mention for now.

In this era, the Baltic Red Flagship was the largest Soviet fleet. Originally, the base of the fleet was Kronstadt at the rear. However, last year, the Baltic Fleet base moved forward to Tallinn, Kronstadt. Stade was left as a rear support base.

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

”The German Northern Army has reached Latvia. Now, our base is also facing threats at any time.” said Tributz, 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 raging on our land. Our fleet can use naval guns to protect our ports. We will not be afraid of the Germans.” Except for the commander and staff of the fleet, It is the captains of various large warships.

Now speaking, it is the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, the captain of the battleship Mara.

In the past few years, the Soviets have been planning to build Soviet-class battleships. This gives people the illusion that there are no battleships in the Soviet Union, and in history, the Soviet navy has 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 did not have any big ships. After all, the Soviets inherited the mantle of Tsarist Russia. In the Tsarist era, there were still a number of battleships.

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

When the war had just started, Germany attacked at night. Under the complicated weather at night, the Germans could not cause too much damage to the Soviet fleet. Moreover, the main mission of the German army in three directions was to defeat the opponent. The Soviets, their fighters, were mainly used to paralyze enemy fighters on the ground.

In addition, it was night, which caused the Black Sea Fleet’s warships not to suffer much damage. After the war began, they strengthened their guard. Although German aircraft often came to harass them, they did not achieve much.

Their main force is still well preserved.

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