Part 1.
Let's start with the fact that the Soviet Navy during the Great Patriotic War was ineffective, not because of the quality of domestic ships, and above all because of the lack of a clear understanding of what is actually needed this fleet.
Pre-war naval admirals imagined battle with British ships-raid and mine warfare overlapping of everything gigantic obstacles. No one could not imagine what would have engaged in boring convoy duty, die in mine own, over their heads will be constantly hanging enemy aircraft, and the world's largest submarine fleet will find no application in the first place because of the lack of decent navigation enemy within reach. Admirals quickly have learned from the experience and began to hide their ships in the databases, although there were Germans managed to find them and drown. At the outbreak of the war were not used features inter-theater maneuver, the Pacific Fleet stood around waiting for the entry of Japan into the war, but even if the samurai are mad and they fight with the United States, began fighting against the Soviet Union, and even relatively small forces of the Soviet Navy did not could have any effect on the outcome of the war. This was confirmed when, in August 1945, the Soviet-Japanese War. The only relatively large warships involved in the fighting, was old Novik destroyer "Voikov" while new destroyers-"Sevens" and the cruisers "Kalinin" and "Kaganovich" stood camouflaged in the databases.
I'm actually going to talk only about the theoretical aspects of the alternative History, but, as one of my colleagues, the desire to create indestructible, so I will try to create your own script.
Often Russian colleagues in the creation of alternative Soviet fleet, sin desire super upgrade old ships, making them sort of cutting-edge at the time the ships, or try to draw on foreign experience, buying packs the best projects, and even ordering the cruisers and destroyers abroad, forgetting that pay for this outrage would have pure gold, the reserves of which the USSR had not limitless.
In my opinion, when you create a pre-war Soviet Navy were made three major mistakes. The first was that the construction of new ships have started too late, in principle, could lay them already in 1925, but this did not interfere with the notorious collapse and persistent reluctance of management to create the country's largest fleet. Keen on the idea of first world revolution it did not understand the value of the fleet, and only after the final seizure of power by Stalin, the former with all my dislike for him, a real, albeit a kind of patriot, the shift for the better.
The second mistake was refusing to create their own projects, reflected in the purchase of Italian drawings of destroyers and cruisers. The result has been ruined by its own shipbuilding school, and it is only filled his hand in the creation of small ships can proceed to the design of large. In the real story, after creating no few successful leaders of the "Leningrad" and developed the design speed watch ships (torpedo boat on a plan) of the "Uragan", ran for help to the Italians, while at the same time stupid continued to build " Uragan ", not trying to eliminate the design errors.
The third, and in my opinion, the biggest mistake was the assembly of warships in the Far East. As a result, rather than make the ocean voyage, gaining invaluable experience, the sailors went to the Pacific Ocean along the railway. They do a lot to learn! In addition, the complex operation to deliver the dismantled ships to Vladivostok and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, greatly delayed their construction.
In the real story adopted the following range of projects: a destroyer, a light cruiser, battleship. But there was another option: a torpedo boat, a leader, a heavy cruiser. This option seems to me preferable.
Large surface ships.
Began in 1928, as usual, with the leaders, besides the 1st project. The first experience was unsuccessful, as in the real story, but rather than flog a fever received a "miracle" carefully examined for errors and engaged in drawing up a new project.
The following triple got better, so that the two of them ("Yerevan " and "Tbilisi") headed by their own means in the long march to the Black Sea, right on the Pacific, also known as the Great Ocean. Their rate was more moderate, with only 38 knots, but the housing stronger steel and improved navigability.
Soon, their route was repeated "Baku", "Tashkent", "Ashgabat" and "Kiev", which had to 3x2 130-mm gun mount. Next thing moved fun - went to the series, connected to the construction of the Baltic and Black Sea (Naval) shipyards, then the Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and the summer of 1941, the Soviet Navy possessed for 55 large destroyers.
They were distributed as follows: Northern fleet - 10, Baltic Fleet - 16, Black Sea Fleet - 12, Pacific Fleet - 17. Few, of course, a little offensively, but with outdated Noviks has turned 72, but that was small consolation. At least the new watch ships (de facto torpedo boats) they have built a lot of time to it, and took a part in the real story destroyers performed tasks, freeing leaders to very different things.
And no one noticed how the born in the Soviet Union and strengthened "the young school." Heretical thought, incomprehensible to the old military experts have expressed it, but for some reason they listened to the speeches of leaders of the country. Casket was opened just - construction of their proposed aircraft carriers should have been done a lot cheaper cherished "old-men" battleships, the effect they promised truly amazing.
Their first-born was, apparently, has long written off, "Izmail", renamed "Krasny Aviator" and he meant to the Far Eastern flotilla, which since its arrival could already lay claim to a high rank of the fleet.
Soon the tale told, but than done - stuck "Krasny Aviator" on the Baltic Sea right up to 1938, because it was not for him (not thought of the "young") escorts. And it does not matter, but only half the problem: the incessant hikes from Kronstadt to Murmansk and back, forged frames deck aircraft, and though at first frightened sailors Soviet steamship rapidly rushing to their awkward ships red stars torpedo planes, and then attack aircraft, and learned Red Falcons soar (and above board) to its "floating garage" in a fresh and more fresh than the weather deck and the fighters, relatively attacking overly curious British pilots from taking off of aircraft carriers of the potential adversary, to protect his iron house accustomed.
But the time has come, night came samurai border (*), and moved "Krasny Aviator " with two heavy cruisers paved the way leaders, submarines and patrol ships.
Called them "Kirov" and "Kuibyshev" and both of them immediately joined the aircraft carrier, as was "Kuibyshev" from the Black Sea and friends waited at the entrance to the Suez Canal, with a pair of built at the plant named after 61 Communards new leaders.
They were not first-born Soviet construction of cruisers should not have "Dzerzhinsky" and "Sverdlov" all the way to go, their hearts were unreliable-turbines, and weapons - 12 180-mm guns, that three in each tower in common cradles post, was very successful. But the 203-mm cannon two in the new towers, were much more reliable, although a record of long-range designers had to sacrifice.
And leaders have become more powerful, already on the 4x2 130-mm were on them, and some of the men who are in front of sailors from other ships, rice, referred to as their cruisers.
True delayed squadron came to Vladivostok ships, when it ended the conflict in Hassan, were soon in broke Khalkhin-gol stood in the database, because the Japanese have appreciated the increased power of the Pacific Fleet's and blocked them battleships the Sea of Japan, though not shooting, but did not giving the Soviet fleet to enter the ocean. Conclusions from this embarrassment made quickly - after a conflict squadron relocated from Vladivostok to Kamchatka, Primorye leaving only light forces.
In 1941 hardly pulled out of the mouth of the Amur built in Komsomolsk heavy cruiser "Chapaev" and "Ordzhonikidze".
Bottoms with ships so stoned that the three months they spent on the docks, repair, and "Ordzhonikidze" still waiting for their turn, so that all six months, consider dawdle. Wiped the sweat from his brows and made a vow continue to do so, and there is inherent "Lazo" on needles made out. Built since the Komsomolsk only destroyers and boats underwater.
In 1941 there was a huge disaster, and the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet was mortal combat. The Pacific Fleet is out of work was, though, and poured the blood of the heart of seafarers when they heard news from the West denunciations. Since the September 41-th five Baltic leaders agreed in a fierce battle with the German cruiser "Leipzig" and "Emden" shelled positions of our troops. No one has survived, but the "Leipzig", four torpedoes struck, he went to measure the depth of the sea, and the victory seemed "Emden" also torpedo his word, the course lost and found one tooth came up "Dzerzhinsky". But for a whole extra month German forces stuck on Moonzund Islands.
Meanwhile, went to the northern ports of the caravans with arms from Britain but the U.S., and we ought to be on the cover of German aircraft and boats underwater, but the thing - have been blocked by the large Soviet ships in the Baltic and Black seas, and it was not his way north. Because in January 1942, when it became clear that the Japanese would not fight with the Soviet Union, moved the Pacific fleet in the long march, but just not to the west and the east. With great care went, after all, the U.S. coast Japanese submarine snooping around, and U.S. submarines could not figured out a torpedo planted in the Soviet aircraft carrier. But passed through the Panama Canal, then a tropical Caribbean. In New York, however, had to stay until the put American workers on Soviet ships new anti-aircraft guns and fire control. But pilots do not spend time in vain, they managed to fly from the deck of U.S. aircraft carriers with their pilots combat training passes and though not all (it was), the Americans showed, but the eyes and ears of the Soviet people, too, are not in vain. And when I finally came to the sea, holding a course to port in Reykjavik, on the volcanic island that was, standing in the hangar of the "Krasny Aviator" is not decrepit R-Z and I-15-bis, but newcomers "Devastators ", "Dauntless" and "Wildcats ".
Was a force: aircraft carrier, three heavy cruisers, and eight of the best Pacific leaders, and already at the transition squadron showed their strength: carrier-based aircraft sank the German submarine, not in time to meet the pop, and the other leaders of the long pursued, and found even sunk, just after the war, it became clear that it was possible to crawl to Brest, where she got a protracted repairs. Anyway, all are allies was easier.
In Reykjavik caught formed convoy PQ-17 and joined the Anglo-American fleet transports precious cargo cover, but it soon became known, "Tirpitz" in guests waiting.
When, in obedience to the stupid will of his Command, left the British and American battleships with escort ships, disbanded the convoy at the mercy of the Nazi pilots and submariners leaving, we had to collect the Pacific Fleet in scattered in the ocean transports, and then escort them to the Soviet ports. Not for nothing was given to the Soviet seamen this task quite near Murmansk, the Nazi U-boat torpedoed the "Sokrushitelny" and did not see much of his crew home port, but as much as 23 vehicles managed to bring them, though and laments the British Admiralty, which is unlikely now at least one will survive.
And in Murmansk was already a Molotovsk built new aircraft carrier "Gromov".
Though he was less old "Krasny Aviator," but almost half as many planes could carry in their hangars, and even during the completion of anti-aircraft guns added to the Lend-Lease. It is a pity that even larger "Levanevsky" after the war had to make out, there was no metal in the country and men, but oh well already after the first of the Northern Fleet carrier striking force an easy life in the German battleships and cruisers over. Never again came "Tirpitz" at sea, and risked to leave their base "Scharnhorst" received three torpedoes from the Soviet "Avengers" and was finished off the approaching British squadron.
But the honored veterans did not have to live to win. In late 1944, new acoustic torpedo’s from the German submarine found aboard the "Krasny Aviator" and left the old aircraft carrier to the bottom, mourned with the plaintive wail of sirens escorts. It is easier, however, the Nazis from this no more - the squadron had already entered finally unfinished, battleship "Sovetskaya Belorussia".
Started building it back in the pre-war in 1937, a year later Leningrad "Soviet Russia" and Nicholaev "Soviet Ukraine." Were not lost to their torment designers with projects cruisers, battleships were new not as big as first feared, but only by 40,000 tons standard displacement. But they were armed to fame: from 9 406-mm guns, no "Tirpitz" life chances do not leave, but the armor 356 mm artillery covering the cellar, that engine rooms were poorly protected - only 330 mm. Their rate was only 28 knots, which is less than the course of German battleships, yes stormy ocean (and when he did not storm?), no running track, and once the knot does not play a major role.
"Russia" with "Ukraine" at the end of 1941 came into operation, but did not have them in an artillery battle with equal opponents fight, more fascist forces shelled positions. Black Sea Fleet have only one life to the enemy destroying the oil port of Constanta in the flaming ruins of turning, but Nazi pilots on alert, barely crawled wounded "Soviet Ukraine" to Poti, where he stood before the end of the war, hung with caissons. But the heavy cruiser "Zheleznyakov" did not reach, capsized and sank halfway home. What to do? Unfinished aircraft carrier "Rychagov," with "Gromov" single type, for the Pacific Fleet's meant not completed, it was the same case in Poti, that held sway over the fascist vultures Black Sea, Russian sea.
In February 1945, The Great Patriotic War finished , as it should be - the capture of Berlin. But the Baltic squadron of aircraft carrier "Chkalov", the heavy cruiser "Frunze" and six leaders met the day of victory is not in the home port, go into the storm far out to sea (**). Full swing Soviet ships across the Atlantic, not saving fuel, refueling on the way to the British and American tankers. Lying their way to the now familiar Soviet seamen Panama Canal, which has already been through, coming before North Sea squadron.
In early May 1945 concentrated in Avacha Bay ships were fully ready to start fighting. Oppose two Soviet aircraft carriers, the four heavy cruisers and 22 leaders, the Japanese had nothing. And flashed red stars planes over Sakhalin and the Kuriles, the Korean Peninsula and even to Hokkaido.
And not the poor, forgotten cousin, met the Soviet fleet end of the Second World War - next to the American "Missouri", which came into Tokyo Bay was as equal a heavy cruiser "Frunze".
* Words from the Soviet smash-hit 30s: "Samurai decided to cross the border at night by the river."
** Words from the Soviet smash-hit 30s: "To go away in a storm at sea, sent us the country."
Let's start with the fact that the Soviet Navy during the Great Patriotic War was ineffective, not because of the quality of domestic ships, and above all because of the lack of a clear understanding of what is actually needed this fleet.
Pre-war naval admirals imagined battle with British ships-raid and mine warfare overlapping of everything gigantic obstacles. No one could not imagine what would have engaged in boring convoy duty, die in mine own, over their heads will be constantly hanging enemy aircraft, and the world's largest submarine fleet will find no application in the first place because of the lack of decent navigation enemy within reach. Admirals quickly have learned from the experience and began to hide their ships in the databases, although there were Germans managed to find them and drown. At the outbreak of the war were not used features inter-theater maneuver, the Pacific Fleet stood around waiting for the entry of Japan into the war, but even if the samurai are mad and they fight with the United States, began fighting against the Soviet Union, and even relatively small forces of the Soviet Navy did not could have any effect on the outcome of the war. This was confirmed when, in August 1945, the Soviet-Japanese War. The only relatively large warships involved in the fighting, was old Novik destroyer "Voikov" while new destroyers-"Sevens" and the cruisers "Kalinin" and "Kaganovich" stood camouflaged in the databases.
I'm actually going to talk only about the theoretical aspects of the alternative History, but, as one of my colleagues, the desire to create indestructible, so I will try to create your own script.
Often Russian colleagues in the creation of alternative Soviet fleet, sin desire super upgrade old ships, making them sort of cutting-edge at the time the ships, or try to draw on foreign experience, buying packs the best projects, and even ordering the cruisers and destroyers abroad, forgetting that pay for this outrage would have pure gold, the reserves of which the USSR had not limitless.
In my opinion, when you create a pre-war Soviet Navy were made three major mistakes. The first was that the construction of new ships have started too late, in principle, could lay them already in 1925, but this did not interfere with the notorious collapse and persistent reluctance of management to create the country's largest fleet. Keen on the idea of first world revolution it did not understand the value of the fleet, and only after the final seizure of power by Stalin, the former with all my dislike for him, a real, albeit a kind of patriot, the shift for the better.
The second mistake was refusing to create their own projects, reflected in the purchase of Italian drawings of destroyers and cruisers. The result has been ruined by its own shipbuilding school, and it is only filled his hand in the creation of small ships can proceed to the design of large. In the real story, after creating no few successful leaders of the "Leningrad" and developed the design speed watch ships (torpedo boat on a plan) of the "Uragan", ran for help to the Italians, while at the same time stupid continued to build " Uragan ", not trying to eliminate the design errors.
The third, and in my opinion, the biggest mistake was the assembly of warships in the Far East. As a result, rather than make the ocean voyage, gaining invaluable experience, the sailors went to the Pacific Ocean along the railway. They do a lot to learn! In addition, the complex operation to deliver the dismantled ships to Vladivostok and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, greatly delayed their construction.
In the real story adopted the following range of projects: a destroyer, a light cruiser, battleship. But there was another option: a torpedo boat, a leader, a heavy cruiser. This option seems to me preferable.
Large surface ships.
Began in 1928, as usual, with the leaders, besides the 1st project. The first experience was unsuccessful, as in the real story, but rather than flog a fever received a "miracle" carefully examined for errors and engaged in drawing up a new project.
The following triple got better, so that the two of them ("Yerevan " and "Tbilisi") headed by their own means in the long march to the Black Sea, right on the Pacific, also known as the Great Ocean. Their rate was more moderate, with only 38 knots, but the housing stronger steel and improved navigability.
Soon, their route was repeated "Baku", "Tashkent", "Ashgabat" and "Kiev", which had to 3x2 130-mm gun mount. Next thing moved fun - went to the series, connected to the construction of the Baltic and Black Sea (Naval) shipyards, then the Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and the summer of 1941, the Soviet Navy possessed for 55 large destroyers.
They were distributed as follows: Northern fleet - 10, Baltic Fleet - 16, Black Sea Fleet - 12, Pacific Fleet - 17. Few, of course, a little offensively, but with outdated Noviks has turned 72, but that was small consolation. At least the new watch ships (de facto torpedo boats) they have built a lot of time to it, and took a part in the real story destroyers performed tasks, freeing leaders to very different things.
And no one noticed how the born in the Soviet Union and strengthened "the young school." Heretical thought, incomprehensible to the old military experts have expressed it, but for some reason they listened to the speeches of leaders of the country. Casket was opened just - construction of their proposed aircraft carriers should have been done a lot cheaper cherished "old-men" battleships, the effect they promised truly amazing.
Their first-born was, apparently, has long written off, "Izmail", renamed "Krasny Aviator" and he meant to the Far Eastern flotilla, which since its arrival could already lay claim to a high rank of the fleet.
Soon the tale told, but than done - stuck "Krasny Aviator" on the Baltic Sea right up to 1938, because it was not for him (not thought of the "young") escorts. And it does not matter, but only half the problem: the incessant hikes from Kronstadt to Murmansk and back, forged frames deck aircraft, and though at first frightened sailors Soviet steamship rapidly rushing to their awkward ships red stars torpedo planes, and then attack aircraft, and learned Red Falcons soar (and above board) to its "floating garage" in a fresh and more fresh than the weather deck and the fighters, relatively attacking overly curious British pilots from taking off of aircraft carriers of the potential adversary, to protect his iron house accustomed.
But the time has come, night came samurai border (*), and moved "Krasny Aviator " with two heavy cruisers paved the way leaders, submarines and patrol ships.
Called them "Kirov" and "Kuibyshev" and both of them immediately joined the aircraft carrier, as was "Kuibyshev" from the Black Sea and friends waited at the entrance to the Suez Canal, with a pair of built at the plant named after 61 Communards new leaders.
They were not first-born Soviet construction of cruisers should not have "Dzerzhinsky" and "Sverdlov" all the way to go, their hearts were unreliable-turbines, and weapons - 12 180-mm guns, that three in each tower in common cradles post, was very successful. But the 203-mm cannon two in the new towers, were much more reliable, although a record of long-range designers had to sacrifice.
And leaders have become more powerful, already on the 4x2 130-mm were on them, and some of the men who are in front of sailors from other ships, rice, referred to as their cruisers.
True delayed squadron came to Vladivostok ships, when it ended the conflict in Hassan, were soon in broke Khalkhin-gol stood in the database, because the Japanese have appreciated the increased power of the Pacific Fleet's and blocked them battleships the Sea of Japan, though not shooting, but did not giving the Soviet fleet to enter the ocean. Conclusions from this embarrassment made quickly - after a conflict squadron relocated from Vladivostok to Kamchatka, Primorye leaving only light forces.
In 1941 hardly pulled out of the mouth of the Amur built in Komsomolsk heavy cruiser "Chapaev" and "Ordzhonikidze".
Bottoms with ships so stoned that the three months they spent on the docks, repair, and "Ordzhonikidze" still waiting for their turn, so that all six months, consider dawdle. Wiped the sweat from his brows and made a vow continue to do so, and there is inherent "Lazo" on needles made out. Built since the Komsomolsk only destroyers and boats underwater.
In 1941 there was a huge disaster, and the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet was mortal combat. The Pacific Fleet is out of work was, though, and poured the blood of the heart of seafarers when they heard news from the West denunciations. Since the September 41-th five Baltic leaders agreed in a fierce battle with the German cruiser "Leipzig" and "Emden" shelled positions of our troops. No one has survived, but the "Leipzig", four torpedoes struck, he went to measure the depth of the sea, and the victory seemed "Emden" also torpedo his word, the course lost and found one tooth came up "Dzerzhinsky". But for a whole extra month German forces stuck on Moonzund Islands.
Meanwhile, went to the northern ports of the caravans with arms from Britain but the U.S., and we ought to be on the cover of German aircraft and boats underwater, but the thing - have been blocked by the large Soviet ships in the Baltic and Black seas, and it was not his way north. Because in January 1942, when it became clear that the Japanese would not fight with the Soviet Union, moved the Pacific fleet in the long march, but just not to the west and the east. With great care went, after all, the U.S. coast Japanese submarine snooping around, and U.S. submarines could not figured out a torpedo planted in the Soviet aircraft carrier. But passed through the Panama Canal, then a tropical Caribbean. In New York, however, had to stay until the put American workers on Soviet ships new anti-aircraft guns and fire control. But pilots do not spend time in vain, they managed to fly from the deck of U.S. aircraft carriers with their pilots combat training passes and though not all (it was), the Americans showed, but the eyes and ears of the Soviet people, too, are not in vain. And when I finally came to the sea, holding a course to port in Reykjavik, on the volcanic island that was, standing in the hangar of the "Krasny Aviator" is not decrepit R-Z and I-15-bis, but newcomers "Devastators ", "Dauntless" and "Wildcats ".
Was a force: aircraft carrier, three heavy cruisers, and eight of the best Pacific leaders, and already at the transition squadron showed their strength: carrier-based aircraft sank the German submarine, not in time to meet the pop, and the other leaders of the long pursued, and found even sunk, just after the war, it became clear that it was possible to crawl to Brest, where she got a protracted repairs. Anyway, all are allies was easier.
In Reykjavik caught formed convoy PQ-17 and joined the Anglo-American fleet transports precious cargo cover, but it soon became known, "Tirpitz" in guests waiting.
When, in obedience to the stupid will of his Command, left the British and American battleships with escort ships, disbanded the convoy at the mercy of the Nazi pilots and submariners leaving, we had to collect the Pacific Fleet in scattered in the ocean transports, and then escort them to the Soviet ports. Not for nothing was given to the Soviet seamen this task quite near Murmansk, the Nazi U-boat torpedoed the "Sokrushitelny" and did not see much of his crew home port, but as much as 23 vehicles managed to bring them, though and laments the British Admiralty, which is unlikely now at least one will survive.
And in Murmansk was already a Molotovsk built new aircraft carrier "Gromov".
Though he was less old "Krasny Aviator," but almost half as many planes could carry in their hangars, and even during the completion of anti-aircraft guns added to the Lend-Lease. It is a pity that even larger "Levanevsky" after the war had to make out, there was no metal in the country and men, but oh well already after the first of the Northern Fleet carrier striking force an easy life in the German battleships and cruisers over. Never again came "Tirpitz" at sea, and risked to leave their base "Scharnhorst" received three torpedoes from the Soviet "Avengers" and was finished off the approaching British squadron.
But the honored veterans did not have to live to win. In late 1944, new acoustic torpedo’s from the German submarine found aboard the "Krasny Aviator" and left the old aircraft carrier to the bottom, mourned with the plaintive wail of sirens escorts. It is easier, however, the Nazis from this no more - the squadron had already entered finally unfinished, battleship "Sovetskaya Belorussia".
Started building it back in the pre-war in 1937, a year later Leningrad "Soviet Russia" and Nicholaev "Soviet Ukraine." Were not lost to their torment designers with projects cruisers, battleships were new not as big as first feared, but only by 40,000 tons standard displacement. But they were armed to fame: from 9 406-mm guns, no "Tirpitz" life chances do not leave, but the armor 356 mm artillery covering the cellar, that engine rooms were poorly protected - only 330 mm. Their rate was only 28 knots, which is less than the course of German battleships, yes stormy ocean (and when he did not storm?), no running track, and once the knot does not play a major role.
"Russia" with "Ukraine" at the end of 1941 came into operation, but did not have them in an artillery battle with equal opponents fight, more fascist forces shelled positions. Black Sea Fleet have only one life to the enemy destroying the oil port of Constanta in the flaming ruins of turning, but Nazi pilots on alert, barely crawled wounded "Soviet Ukraine" to Poti, where he stood before the end of the war, hung with caissons. But the heavy cruiser "Zheleznyakov" did not reach, capsized and sank halfway home. What to do? Unfinished aircraft carrier "Rychagov," with "Gromov" single type, for the Pacific Fleet's meant not completed, it was the same case in Poti, that held sway over the fascist vultures Black Sea, Russian sea.
In February 1945, The Great Patriotic War finished , as it should be - the capture of Berlin. But the Baltic squadron of aircraft carrier "Chkalov", the heavy cruiser "Frunze" and six leaders met the day of victory is not in the home port, go into the storm far out to sea (**). Full swing Soviet ships across the Atlantic, not saving fuel, refueling on the way to the British and American tankers. Lying their way to the now familiar Soviet seamen Panama Canal, which has already been through, coming before North Sea squadron.
In early May 1945 concentrated in Avacha Bay ships were fully ready to start fighting. Oppose two Soviet aircraft carriers, the four heavy cruisers and 22 leaders, the Japanese had nothing. And flashed red stars planes over Sakhalin and the Kuriles, the Korean Peninsula and even to Hokkaido.
And not the poor, forgotten cousin, met the Soviet fleet end of the Second World War - next to the American "Missouri", which came into Tokyo Bay was as equal a heavy cruiser "Frunze".
* Words from the Soviet smash-hit 30s: "Samurai decided to cross the border at night by the river."
** Words from the Soviet smash-hit 30s: "To go away in a storm at sea, sent us the country."
