The work of the two red heavy cruisers, the Red Caucasus and the Kirov, is not over yet. While their decks are filled with British comrades who are wet and seem to have no confidence in the prospects of the world's anti-Nazi war, the fierce battle on the Atlantic continues!

Now the advantage on the sea is completely on the side of the European Combined Fleet. After sinking the Ansen, Lütjens has three major results in his hand. He leads 3:1 in the "match" of sinking the battleship/battlecruiser.

At the same time, his lightning strike force also sank 4 10,000-ton heavy patrols and 1 10,000-ton light patrol. Admiral Hippel also sank a light cruiser with a standard displacement of 7,400-ton. In the column of sinking cruisers, Lütjens also led by a sharp 6:1.

However, Lütjens has no idea of ​​stopping when he sees good, because he now has a huge advantage.

On the battleships of the battleship/battlecruiser level, he can take action with two Hindenburg class, four Venetto class and one Bismarck class, and one Barbarossa class No. 2 Schriefen, and the Gneisenau battleship are basically intact. In addition, he has 3 terrible P-class missile cruisers and two Dunkirk class battlecruisers!

The only warships/war patrol troops available in his opponent, Admiral Ingersoll, were only 4 Soviet-class ships, 2 injured South Dakota-class and 2 Kronstadt, who didn't know where to go. Because Kuznetsov knew that these two Battles were thin and big, he quietly ordered them to hide, and did not let Admiral Ingersoll know where they were...

"Military committee members, military committee members..."

While Burganing was watching the battle with his neck raised, he suddenly heard someone yelling "Military Commissioner" in Russian. He turned his head and saw that it was Kuznetsov standing at the stairs of the bridge, waving to him.

It is obvious that this commander of the Red Navy Atlantic Fleet wanted to tell Burganing some whispers that were inconvenient to the British and American bourgeois military strategists.

Burganing secretly glanced at Ingersoll and Fraser again. The U.S. Admiral was concentrating on watching the Massachusetts and Alabama bombarded something 30,000 meters away. The British Lieutenant General looked like he was about to collapse, and he obviously lost confidence in the British Empire's anti-life cause.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Burganin turned around and left, and hid in the corridor with Kuznetsov to hold a "Party W Emergency Meeting".

"Comrade Military Commissioner, the situation is very critical. The Americans and the British have suffered heavy blows. The naval battle is likely to be lost!"

Kuznetsov's voice was anxious and fast, and he told the military committee member Burganin about the current serious situation as soon as he came up.

"Are there still 4 Soviet class and 2 South Dakota class?" Burganin said with a frown, "The two Kronstadist classes should still be there, right? We may not lose if we continue to fight..."

Kuznetsov shook his head, "The Kronstadt class is not used to fight the decisive battle of the fleet. Their main armor belt is only 0mm and it is not enough to fight."

The commander of the Red Navy was an expert. Although he could not command the decisive battle of the fleet, he knew what the Kronstadt class was for and whether the Soviet class could fight these questions.

It is of course a huge progress for the Soviet Union to build these two main battleships, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a leapfrog development. However, it is not realistic to think that the Soviet class can really fight against German super battleships like the Hindenburg class. Kuznetsov's view is that if all the unqualified armored steel at the Soviet class are not replaced with first-class American goods, this class of battleships can fight against Bismarck class at most...

"And the Soviet-class armored steel technology was relatively backward, and it was Germany's level in 1895. Although it was very thick, it could not withstand the bombardment of the Hindenburg-class main guns, and it was even difficult to withstand the bombardment of the main guns of four Italian battleships."

Kuznetsov dared not tell Burganing that most of the armored steel used by the Soviet class were not as good as the KC armored steel invented by the Krupp Company in 1895. It was just a simple surface hardened steel. This matter was related to the heads of many people. It also concerns whether Kuznetsov could continue to do it. In fact, it was not that Kuznetsov was irresponsible, but that the Soviet Union needed the Soviet class, which looked very similar!

Stalin needed the Soviet class to bargain with the US imperialists. When the British and American navies were defeated one after another, how big were the four super battleships with power that were comparable to Hindenburg-class battleships. As for the armored steel not being qualified... Roosevelt would not know.

The leaders of the Soviet shipbuilding industry also needed Soviet-class battleships to keep their heads and wealth. In order to build the Soviet-class and Kronstadt-class, several Soviet shipbuilding factories and design bureaus have not produced anti-G dysfunction elements for many years.

If it cannot be created in the end, 25 years of labor reform will be light. Maybe the kind father will be shot to death if he gets angry!

For the Red Navy, the Soviet class and Kronstadt class were much better than the ships they had before. Even if the Soviet class was infused with water, its power could rank among the top battleships in the world. What else would you be dissatisfied with?

So when it comes to the issue of armored steel, everyone is fooling around. If anyone dares to expose it, he will be unable to get along with everyone...including Stalin himself.

How could Kuznetsov not understand this principle when he was young?

The 4 Soviet class and 2 Kronstadt class are bargaining chips, which are the Soviet chips and Kuznetsov's own bargaining chips. If they are left in the North Atlantic, it will be a big problem.

Seeing that Burganing was still hesitant, Kuznetsov simply made it clear, "Military Comrade, the war is not good now, and we cannot use precious Soviet battleships to save the fate of British imperialism that will surely fail! Without four powerful Soviet-class ships, the Soviet Union would not be able to play a major role in the maritime war against Nazis, fascism and Japanese militarism."

After hearing what Kuznetsov said, Burganing fully understood. The reason why the United States now has so much cost to win over the Soviet Union is also an important reason!

Even if the Allied Combined Fleets fail in the Atlantic Ocean, the British mainland will fall in the near future. The Soviet class and the Kronstadt class can still go to the Pacific... Even if they do not fight against Japan, they can still be used to protect the Soviet lifeline in the North Pacific. Moreover, as long as the four Soviet class and two Kronstadt class are shifted to Vladivostok, Japan will at least place one Yamato class and several old battleships on its homeland.

This is a support for the US's combat in the Pacific!

For the Soviet Union, without four Soviet-class and two Kronstadt-class, the back would not be so strong when asking the United States for leased supplies.

"But now we are fighting, so we can't leave first, right?" Burganin completely figured out that four Soviet-class players cannot be lost!

"Military Commissioner, I have a way," Kuznetsov said. "Today the enemy on the battlefield clearly regarded British and American battleships as the main targets of attack, and the two South Dakota-class fires have not been extinguished, which will turn them into targets to attract shells at night. If these two American battleships are severely damaged, we will take the initiative to cover them to retreat."

Burganing was stunned, "Using the Soviet-class battleships to cover the Americans to retreat?"

Kuznetsov nodded, "Yes, but the enemy will still pursue two severely damaged South Dakota-class ships, as long as we don't fight to block..."

"Ula!"

The "party w meeting" between the two was interrupted by the sudden cheers, and Burganin and Kuznetsov quickly returned to the commander tower.

"Comrade Commander, Comrade Political Commissar, our Soviet Belarus hit a Hindenburg-class Nazi ship and set it on fire!"

When the captain of the Soviet Union saw the two people coming back, Gorshkov immediately reported the situation to them.

"Where did you hit it?"

"It should be the seaplane deck, where the catapult gunpowder depot could be lit, causing a fire."

This was not a big problem. Kuznetsov nodded, raised his telescope and began to watch the battle.

At this time, the distance between the formations of the two sides was less than 25,000 meters. The two European Combined Fleet seemed to have merged together. With the help of the flames and the light of the flares, Kuznetsov vaguely saw 10-11 battleships. These battleships indeed aimed the muzzles at the two Americans' South Dakota-classes, and also launched cross-fires one after another!

The situation on the battlefield is about 54 406mm guns bombarding a Hindenburg-class, with more than 70 406mm and 380mm (381mm) guns bombarding two South Dakota.

Moreover, the European Combined Fleet's formation speed was significantly faster than that of the US and Soviet formations! It was at least 7-8 knots (because the Massachusetts was hit by Bismarck before, and the steam pipeline was seriously damaged and has not been completely repaired yet, so it can only maintain a speed of 20 knots), which is very unfavorable to the US and Soviet formations.

At 0:15 on December 10, the German battleship Rudendolph was hit by the shells fired by the Soviet Union again. This time the shell penetrated the port waterline armor of the Ludendolph, but it did not explode due to a fuse failure.

More than ten seconds later, a 406mm shell fired by the Ludendolf hit the bow of the ship Alabama and exploded in the sailor's compartment, causing a fire. Subsequently, the 406mm cannon of the Hindenburg also hit the stern deck of the Massachusetts and smashed a big hole. The shell exploded under the stern deck, causing a fire.
Chapter completed!