Martin Antonenko
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The Naval Battle of Ulsan
During the Russo-Japanese War ...:
After the Russian cruiser squadron stationed in Wladiwostok, consisting of the armored cruisers Rossija (built in 1896) ...
... Gromoboj (1899)...
... the slow and completely out of date Rjurik (1892)...
... as well as the barely armored Bogatyr (1901)...
... Japanese ships attacked several times in the first months of the war and were able to sink two troop transports in June, the Japanese naval command stationed four armored cruisers and four protected cruisers under Vice Admiral Hikonojo Kamimura ...
... in the Korea strait to prevent further ventures.
The - sloppy as usual! - Russian intelligence remains hidden.
When the Russian squadron under Rear Admiral Karl Petrowitsch Jessen ...
... another undertaking starts on August 14, 1904, the Russians are intercepted by the Japanese in the Korea strait ...:
Kamimura's squadron consists of the four state-of-the-art armored cruisers Izumo ...
... Azuma ...
... Tokiwa ...
...and Iwate...
... as well as the two fast but hardly armored Naniwa...
... and Takachiho...:
It looks very bad for the Russians!
The Japanese have the more modern, faster and better armed ships, they are also in the upper range, have the more modern ammunition - and the Japanese admiral has maneuvered himself into a better position with the sun behind him, so that the Russians in this clear summer morning in to see the blinding sun.
In addition, the outdated Rjurik hangs like a log on their legs.
At 5:20 a.m. on August 14, 1904, the opponents came within 8 km of each other and opened fire ...:
**contuinued next post**
During the Russo-Japanese War ...:
After the Russian cruiser squadron stationed in Wladiwostok, consisting of the armored cruisers Rossija (built in 1896) ...
... Gromoboj (1899)...
... the slow and completely out of date Rjurik (1892)...
... as well as the barely armored Bogatyr (1901)...
... Japanese ships attacked several times in the first months of the war and were able to sink two troop transports in June, the Japanese naval command stationed four armored cruisers and four protected cruisers under Vice Admiral Hikonojo Kamimura ...
... in the Korea strait to prevent further ventures.
The - sloppy as usual! - Russian intelligence remains hidden.
When the Russian squadron under Rear Admiral Karl Petrowitsch Jessen ...
... another undertaking starts on August 14, 1904, the Russians are intercepted by the Japanese in the Korea strait ...:
Kamimura's squadron consists of the four state-of-the-art armored cruisers Izumo ...
... Azuma ...
... Tokiwa ...
...and Iwate...
... as well as the two fast but hardly armored Naniwa...
... and Takachiho...:
It looks very bad for the Russians!
The Japanese have the more modern, faster and better armed ships, they are also in the upper range, have the more modern ammunition - and the Japanese admiral has maneuvered himself into a better position with the sun behind him, so that the Russians in this clear summer morning in to see the blinding sun.
In addition, the outdated Rjurik hangs like a log on their legs.
At 5:20 a.m. on August 14, 1904, the opponents came within 8 km of each other and opened fire ...:
**contuinued next post**
