[ Ссылка ] Thanks for your support! Support me on Patreon: [ Ссылка ] Tsuhima 1905 The Russo-Japanese War is not going well for the Russians. On last desperate move is attempted. Sending the Baltic Fleet on a forced marsh to Sevastopol in order to reinforce the fleet elements and bring change of tide to the war. But with badly trained ship crews, low morale, mechanical problems, and after a long journey the Russian Baltic Fleet gets caught in the worst possible position by a superior Japanese Fleet. Can the Russian seamen outrun their fate and make the impossible happen in what will become the decisive battle of the war?

Being surrounded by two Japanese fleet elements, the Russian fleet took quick action and established an effective battle line against the foward detachment, neutralizing it in a swift engagement before the Japanese main fleet could interfere.

The Russian fleet then shifted its focus on the main Japanese elements and managed to maintaing a favourable "Crossing the T" Position for a long time. Eventually the battle turned into a broadside line battle in torpedo range. Both sides started to take extreme losses and ship crews fanatically kept firing the guns until death or complete destruction.

In the end both fleets basically obliterated each other. From the capital ships only one Japanese Armoured Cruiser likely survived the battle. The Russian Baltic fleet and transports perished. While the Japanese fleet prevailed, they took unproportional captital ship losses and the battle can to be considered as a Russian tactical victory. Strategically it may be considered as a decisive victory as with the Japanese capital ship fleet being almost neutralized, the Russian Pacific Fleet in Sevastopol is the dominating naval force in the region and war. The Baltic fleet had to pay the ultimate price for it.

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