Volume Fourteen, Smoke of Gunpowder, Chapter 85, Regular Tactics
The fastest time is to calculate. The fastest is the evening of the moon and the most conscious. In the early morning of the moon mouth, the fourth Republic of China, the first main fleet will reach the northern waters of the Yap Islands. The U.S. Navy's first fleet can only arrive at the fastest time at night. This leads to a very critical problem. That is, before the first main fleet arrives, the first main fleet can not only calmly choose the most favorable position, but also choose the battlefield, and even ambush the U.S. fleet halfway.
This is definitely not a sensational guess, but a reasonable analysis.
Because the maximum navigation speed of the first main fleet is the Blade Festival, the maximum navigation speed of the first main fleet is the "Long Beach" class, and it can sail for several days, so if the two fleets sail head-on, the waters of the convergence are not west of the Mariana Islands, but near Wake Island about 4 kilometers east of the archipelago. Even though considering that the first main fleet cannot swagger through the central Mariana Islands, the US military deployed at least old attack submarines in the waters north of Saipan, and the primary task of these submarines is not to attack the high-speed transport ships heading to Saipanu. Instead, monitor passing fleets and fleets to prevent the Republic Navy fleet stationed in Naha from rushing to Pearl Harbor for a long distance, it must take a detour. The first main fleet may also set up an ambush in the eastern waters of the Mariannan Islands and sneak attack the US military's first fleet.
For the Republic Navy, whether it can attack the descent fleet requires only courage and courage.
Obviously, the US authorities will definitely not doubt the courage and courage of the Republic's Navy.
In other words, the first thing the US Navy needs to do is to find the first main fleet and closely monitor its every move.
According to the information obtained after the war, before the 7th of the month, the US Navy sent several attack submarines to the waters east of the Ryukyu Islands to closely monitor Naha Port and all natural harbors in the archipelago that can be used for cobalt mooring in large warships. Because the US Navy once used Naha as a base and stationed in the Ryukyu Islands for decades, it was very clear about the environment of the archipelago. Therefore, American submarines can easily complete this task, and even send small unmanned submarines used for reconnaissance to a place less than a thousand meters away from Naha Port to collect the voiceprint information of various ships entering and leaving Naha Port. According to the US Navy's combat records, it has arrived at Naha now.
The main fleet of Ba Port, and the feature of the "Qin"-class voiceprint is a US attack submarine that is active near Naba Port. Unfortunately, the small unmanned submarine launched by this submarine was discovered by the anti-submarine destroyer in the fleet while following the main fleet. In order to bring back the extremely valuable information, the submarine returned after allowing the small unmanned submarine to divert the anti-submarine force of the fleet; it did not do more boldly, such as launching several heavy torpedoes to the extremely eye-catching main ships in the fleet. As the first main fleet set off from Naba Port, the US Sky Army and the Navy launched a "tracking relay race" with the Navy.
Although when the United States participated in the war, the two superpowers took the other's military satellite system in the first round of battle, and in the next few hours, the other party's civil satellite system was completely paralyzed, and when only human orbital space stations were left, it was only an old hour. However, this cruel battle of killing one thousand enemies and losing 800 themselves did not make the two superpowers lose their enthusiasm for the "command heights". It can be said that long before the outbreak of the war, the Republic's Sky Army and the US Sky Army realized that it was because
Spacecraft operating in orbit are not bound by national boundaries. Except for a very few satellites operating in special orbits, almost all satellites will pass through enemy countries or over enemy allies, and are attacked by enemy foundation interception systems. To fundamentally ensure that their spacecraft is to destroy the other party's foundation interception system, which is almost impossible to achieve before the war is won. Therefore, the Republic's Sky Army and the US Sky Army have long been preparing for the war and have formulated a complete set of wartime emergency plans.
Among all wartime emergency plans used to occupy military commanding heights, the most reliable one is to launch small military satellites.
Theoretically speaking, it is impossible to make small military satellites absolutely undetectable. The ground-based energy weapons that can be used to attack large military satellites can also deal with small military satellites. Therefore, the survival probability of small military satellites will not be much higher than that of large military satellites, but will pay a higher relative cost. However, one thing cannot be denied that the cost of small military satellites is much lower than that of large military satellites without extreme pursuit of performance. It is easier to launch. More importantly, the average effective value of small military satellites under the "circle" unit of survival cycle, that is, the ratio of the value realized before being destroyed by the enemy to its own price will definitely be far greater than that of large military satellites. Combining these factors, small military satellites became the number one star in the war collection period, the Tianjun weapons and equipment Curry.
To be fair, in the 1990s when miniaturization technology has advanced towards nanometers, the performance of small military satellites is not behind the scenes, and is enough to complete most military reconnaissance tasks. Of course, the combat use of small military satellites and how to fight against enemy anti-satellite systems is definitely a profound science.
Although theoretically speaking, like geosynchronous orbits, some polar orbits can avoid the United States' mainland, it is impossible to avoid the United States' ground-based anti-satellite weapon systems located around the world. By the same token, any satellite launched by the United States cannot avoid all the Republic's ground-based anti-satellite weapon systems. It can be said that when the ground-based anti-satellite weapon system was established in the name of the national strategic defense system, the Republic and the United States fully considered various situations and did not leave any opportunity for the other party to have a good time. Even if some overseas military bases are easily attacked, such as after the loss of Digo Garcia, a huge loophole appeared on the US ground-based anti-satellite weapon system network, which can also be compensated by sea-based anti-satellite weapon systems to ensure that the other party cannot effectively utilize outer space. However, this does not mean that the ground-based anti-satellite weapon system is omnipotent, nor does it mean that military satellites are worthless.
Theoretically, to determine the orbit of a satellite, you need to master the operation data at least three time points after the satellite is orbited. In this way, even if the United States has a ground satellite exploration base all over the world, it is necessary to allow the satellite to orbit the ground for at least one time. This is a satellite regulation
Only when the satellite can it be measured by quasi-mo. From this, it can be argued that only when the satellite cannon is not allowed to be intercepted for two weeks. Of course, in actual combat operations, the satellite will usually wait until it orbits for several weeks before intercepting.
It can be seen from this that there is no way to avoid being attacked and extend the working life of satellites, but there are many ways to avoid being attacked.
In fact, after the war started, the Republic's Sky Army and the US Sky Army were both shooting down according to the plan. That is, according to the combat needs of other military branches, they launched specific small military satellites in a specific way at specific times to complete specific tasks, such as collecting battlefield intelligence. For example, on the 2nd of the year, the Republic's Sky Army launched several old small military satellites in one breath. One of them was shot down from the air above the Central American region through a US-based high-energy laser deployed in Puerto Rico over the Caribbean Sea, and captured several "Long Beach"-class battleships that were sailing in the Panama Canal and had not yet entered the Pacific Ocean.
At noon on the 7th of the month, it was early in the morning of Eastern Time. The US Space Force launched two launch vehicles from a maritime space launch ship deployed near Baker Island east of the Gilbert Island in the central Pacific. It sent about small military satellites to several completely different earth orbits in one breath, so as to pass through the Ryukyu Islands from different directions at a certain interval. Mu Yong suspected that these satellites would be shot down, and what the US military needed was only before they were shot down. At least one satellite in each batch could reach the sky above the Ryukyu Islands, and the one who sent and sent back photos to receive the photos according to the scheduled procedures were US submarines operating in nearby waters.
In the next moment, the space launcher of the US Space Force launched a launch vehicle in two orders, sending the nearest small military satellites to orbit. From this, we can see that at least until the 7th before the U.S. military launched a small military satellite cluster for the third time. The US military's reconnaissance satellites arrived over the Ryukyu Islands, took and sent photos, and the US intelligence department judged the whereabouts of the first main fleet based on the photos. Otherwise, the US Space Force had no reason to waste resources and conduct network re-launch launches. Because the US Space Force did not take action at the point of the 8th month, that is, it should be carried out for the third network re-launch, so it can be roughly concluded that the small military satellites launched in the second network re-launch either failed to reach the target area or failed to detect the first main fleet.
In other words, in the early morning of the 8th of tomorrow, the Meimu Tianjun lost the first main fleet of the Republic Navy.
Calculated from the navigation speed of the first main fleet, the location will not exceed Kowdaokiki, and it is about 1,000 meters away from Guam, and the US military's maritime base is also about 1,000 meters away. The search radius of the US large sea aircraft with sea take-off and landing capabilities exceeds 1,000 kilometers. The patrol radius of the large reconnaissance aircraft that can be deployed on the sea base is more than 1,000 kilometers, so the first main fleet has entered the US Navy's dig area. More importantly, using the information that the US Sky Army had before this, the US Navy's reconnaissance aircraft can be targeted, rather than digging for a fleet that can sail like a thousand meters in the vast sea.
You should know that when using passive detection equipment, because the first main fleet is closer to the naval base of the Republic and the naval base, the US Navy's reconnaissance aircraft can only use passive detection equipment when searching north. If active detection equipment emitted electromagnetic waves is used, it is easy to be attacked by Republic Navy fighters. Not to mention completing reconnaissance missions, the possibility of flying back is unlikely to be high. A large reconnaissance aircraft will take about four hours to search for a 10,000 square kilometers of sea area. Even if a large squadron is dispatched to operate a large reconnaissance aircraft, it will take at least an old time to search such a large sea area.
It can be seen from this that whether there is any preliminary information provided by the Tianjun has a decisive impact on maritime search operations.
It can also be seen from the US Navy's Operation VII that the Republic's first main fleet did enter the search range of its reconnaissance aircraft, and it should be relatively north. Otherwise, the US Navy would not have dispatched large maritime aircraft and large reconnaissance aircraft in one breath, and lost nearly half of the reconnaissance aircraft in the first two rounds of reconnaissance operations, forcing the US Navy to draw large reconnaissance aircraft from Australia and Hawaii.
From this we can infer that the speed of the First Fleet of the Republic was not fast.
In other words, the First Fleet did not intend to intercept the First Fleet. Because the US reconnaissance aircraft have been concentrated on the route directly from Naha, it can be concluded that the First Main Fleet was heading south. In other words, the First Main Fleet did not intend to attack the First Main Fleet.
Is the Republic's Navy ready to fight a dignified naval battle?
This idea is not worth a surprise, but it is surprising that the Republic's Navy will turn it into practical actions.
You should know that war is never a joke. In order to defeat the enemy, there is no way to do anything. Instead, taking action within the scope stipulated by the international war law is considered to be the most shameful act. Although ambushing the opponent's fleet before declaring war is considered the most shameful act, and it may be judged after defeat. However, during the war, ambushing the enemy's fleet is at most an optional tactical means, rather than a despicable strategic sneak attack, which is not related to "shameful".
It can be said that many people at that time believed that the actions of gathering a main fleet were mostly related to Pei Chengyi.
The reason is very simple. Pei Chengyi's command style is unexpected and unexpected.
More importantly, it was Pei Chengyi who actively advocated the decisive battle with the United States in the Pacific, and this was also the first war with the ocean as the main battlefield commander. If there were any regrets in Pei Chengyi's military career, Li Rennin was unable to win Argentina in the Second Cabernet War as a military adviser, it would probably be one of them. In other words, in the eyes of many people, he was unable to make achievements on the ocean battlefield. It was Pei Chengyi's best as a soldier.
A great lack. Affected by this, when you have the opportunity to command naval battles, Pei Chengyi will definitely not worry about the actual situation and intervene in the navy's combat operations. It is undeniable that in the general strategic direction, Pei Chengyi's talents are enough to allow the navy to ridicule in the right direction, such as stabilizing the Philippines and cutting off the tentacles of the United States in the Indian Ocean. "Traveling to the Riana Islands, etc., but in terms of tactics, as a retired army general, Pei Chengyi's experience is pitifully less, and he is not even as good as some junior naval officers from regular professional schools.
When ambitions and talents do not match, mistakes will naturally be made, and they are very low-level mistakes.
Combined with the situation at that time, many people can indeed believe that it was Pei Chengyi who was blindly commanding that made the Republic's Navy miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The problem is that it was not Pei Chengyi, but Zhang Xuefeng's navy who commanded the main fleet at that time.
Will.
More importantly, even in the rear, Pei Chengyi did not intervene in the tactical combat operations of the first main fleet, but asked him to come back. General Hua Jianfeng, who was the head of state affairs consultant, was in remote control command, that is, he issued combat orders to Zhang Xuefeng through the Navy Command.
Of course, Pei Chengyi must have deployed the mission. His only requirement is: annihilate the first descent fleet.
It can be said that this is also Pei Chengyi's command style. That is, only orders and tasks are issued, but not telling his subordinates how to execute orders and complete tasks. This shows that Pei Chengyi often believes in his subordinates extremely, and it also shows that Pei Chengyi gives his subordinates enough room for freedom to play.
In short, Pei Chengyi, who was in the position of front-line commander, front-line commander and joint commander, did not issue tactical orders in detail when commanding the troops to fight. Pei Chengyi, as the head of state, had no reason to directly issue combat orders to the front-line commander in a tactical operation. If this is the case, Pei Chengyi would not have to live in the head of state. He should wear a general uniform and go to the front-line command to command the troops to fight. To put it more thoroughly, if Pei Chengyi did not have such awareness, he would still be the first marshal after the founding of the Republic. In the head of state, he would definitely not be a qualified national leader.
If the first main fleet was indeed commanded by Zhang Xuefeng and Hua Jianfeng, there must be a reason for going south directly. Under the circumstances at that time, as long as the first main fleet was indeed the first main fleet, rather than a fleet that pretended to be the first main fleet, it is basically certain that the Republic's Navy did not intend to ambush the first main fleet, but wanted to fight the US military on a selected battlefield, that is, to seize the absolute sea control power with legitimate means.
Is this possible?
It can be said that this problem has caused headaches for the US Navy and the US senior management.
In order to prove that the first main fleet was found, the US Navy not only lost Lido large reconnaissance aircraft, but also ordered all attack submarines operating in the sea to attack the Republic Navy fleet at all costs before dawn on the 8th of the month, resulting in at least three US submarines being sunk in the battle that night. In addition, at least US submarines were moved to escape the attack of the Republic's anti-submarine patrol aircraft after ambushing. They were buried in the sea on the morning of the lunar month. That is to say, in order to prove the identity of the first main fleet, the US Navy paid a heavy price to look at the attack submarine. This is second, in the next two days, the US Navy lost the female submarine again. And in
When the reconnaissance aircraft searched for attack submarines and sank the sea, they lost approximately large reconnaissance aircraft and large marine aircraft near-blade aircraft. Of course, these losses were not meaningless. At least by the month and the day, the US Navy basically concluded that the first main fleet was the first main fleet about a thousand meters north of the Yap Islands. Moreover, the "Hainan Island" sea base, which was on standby in the southeast of the Ryukyu Islands and the "Taiwan Island" sea base, which was on standby in the northwest of the Mariana Islands, were all at the transfer. It reached about a kilometer north of the first main fleet and dispatched air-braking fighters in turn. It provided air defense cover for the first main fleet and drove nearby US reconnaissance aircraft.
Of course, before that, American senior executives, including Duchwi, were restless.
This is understandable. In the good situation where there is a chance to ambush the first fleet, the Republic Fleet has chosen a tactic that is more conservative and can pay a greater price. It is strange that there is no problem.
In fact, even when it arrived in Japan, the US Navy had already confirmed the identity of the First Main Fleet. And it was confirmed that there was no Republic fleet in the waters east of Mariana Group Ukraine. Within a range of 1,000 meters, there were even no other ships with displacement above the heart of the first Main Fleet. Duqiwei was still a little unbelievable. He felt that the navy's guarantee was not too credible. He was only a fast transport team disguised as the First Main Fleet. The real First Main Fleet had long escaped from the surveillance range. Of course, Duqiwei did not completely doubt the Navy's report, but felt that the First Main Fleet did not sneak attack the First Main Fleet, which did not sneak attack other targets, such as the Old Lair of the First Main Fleet, the most important naval base in the central Pacific: Pearl Harbor.
According to unconfirmed information, in the evening of the day, the first main fleet set out from Naha, passed the Osumi Strait, sailed northeast along the eastern waters of the Japanese archipelago, and then sailed to the southeast on the east side of the Kuril Islands, and sailed at full speed to about 1,000 meters northwest of Pearl Harbor, Duqiwei personally contacted the port commander of Pearl Harbor, allowing the Pacific War Zone commander to sound the battle alarm and put all troops into the highest alert state. Duqiwei was not worried that the Republic Marine Corps would jump over the Mariana Islands and attack Pearl Harbor directly. After all, the main force of the Republic Marine Corps, as well as the amphibious fleet that transports Marine Corps and the fleet that transports combat materials were all under the surveillance of the US military and intelligence agencies.
The Heguo Navy could not occupy Pearl Harbor with a fleet, but Duchiway must be wary of the Republic's Navy's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Even if there were no warships in the port at that time, there were no entire Pacific fleets. However, Pearl Harbor was the main transit station for the United States in the central Pacific. If it was destroyed, the efficiency of the US military transporting supplies and troops to the Mariana Islands and Australia would be reduced by several%, thus causing the US military to suffer a crushing defeat on the front line. You should know that in the Pacific War of World War II, after Pearl Harbor was attacked, the US military retreated to Midway and Guadalcanal in one breath. In the end, it was possible to ruin the US Navy's adventure and an extremely bloody amphibious battle to reverse the situation. If the US military was again
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As it turns out, Duchway's worries are completely redundant.
The Republic's Navy chose conservative tactics. There is indeed a problem, but it was not found the flaws of the US military, or grasped the flaws of the US military. It came from the Republic's Navy itself and the Republic itself.
As mentioned earlier, the Republic's Navy hopes to subdue the Philippines without fighting after this naval battle.
Although there is no evidence that Pei Chengyi told the naval affairs consultant this idea directly by issuing orders or arranging tasks. But everyone knows that Hua Jianfeng is one of the few generals who can cooperate with Pei Chengyi and admire Pei Chengyi very much, and is also one of the generals who know Pei Chengyi's military strategic thoughts the best. More importantly, Hua Jianfeng can be regarded as the most politically savvy naval commander in the history of the Republic's naval history. It can be said that after Lin Xiaolei, if he had not been from the submarine force and participated in most of the combat operations of the Republic's Navy since the reign of the country, the Republic's Navy would definitely not have had subsequent developments, and it might even decline before Pei Chengyi became the deputy head of state. In short, Hua Jianfeng not only has military talents worthy of respect and admiration for anyone, but also has a very high political awareness and is particularly good at understanding the intentions of national leaders.
In this way, when deploying combat operations, Hua Jianfeng will definitely consider this "highest requirement"
More importantly, Zhang Xuefeng, the commander of the first main fleet, not only came from the submarine force, but also admired Hua Jianfeng so much that he admired Hua Jianfeng when he was a submarine soldier. Even when he became the commander of the fleet, Hua Jianfeng had already taken off his military uniform and served as the head of state as a retired general. Zhang Xuefeng would not fight against Hua Jianfeng.
It can be seen from this that the one who formulated the combat plan for the first main fleet at that time should be Hua Jianfeng, not Zhang Xuefeng.
It is undeniable that as a general from the submarine force, Hua Jianfeng was born with a spirit of adventure. However, as the most successful submarine captain in the history of the Republic's naval, Hua Jianfeng actually has one of the submarine combat records maintained by Hua Jianfeng, who has been alive and performed dozens of combat missions, and achieved such great results. There are indeed very few submarine captains who are still alive, and becoming the commander of the navy is enough to prove that he is a soldier who will never take risks easily. In fact, even when he was a submarine captain, Hua Jianfeng never took risks without confidence.
Judging from the battle situation at that time, it was indeed an unsure adventure to let the First Main Fleet ambush the First Destination Fleet in the waters east of the Mariana Islands.
First of all, the question of how to get through. The First Delivery Fleet is the hope of the US Navy. In order to protect this fleet, the US Navy not only used two maritime bases and nearly four combat aircraft, but also mobilized dozens of attack submarines before the end of the year. In addition, a submarine cordon was established in the vast waters from the Mariana Islands to Midway Island that could be adjusted according to the situation at any time. According to the US Navy's plan, the cordon will also extend this cordon north to the Aleutian Islands, so that the Republic Fleet will not have the opportunity to sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the West Coast of the United States. Although the submarine cordon was still very simple when the First Main Fleet left Naha, the US Navy will definitely adjust the density of the submarine cordon based on the navigation conditions of the First Main Fleet and the reconnaissance forces based on the gathered battlefield information. Therefore, the First Main Fleet will definitely have the risk of exposure when advancing eastward.
More importantly, after ambushing the First Fleet, how can the First Main Fleet retreat safely?
It can be said that this is the most critical factor.
In any case, the naval base of the Republic Navy cannot follow the activities of the First Main Fleet. When the aircraft carrier battle group temporarily loses its combat capability, the First Main Fleet advances eastward alone, which means actively escape from the protection of the aviation force. More importantly, the navigation speed of the warship is definitely not as good as the flight speed of the fighter. Moreover, the US military will pay attention to the activities of the First Main Fleet and deploy relay forces along the way. In other words, after the First Main Fleet is ambushed, the US military's strike force will be in full swing. For the First Main Fleet, even if it can annihilate the First Main Fleet before the US air force arrives, and use its powerful self-defense ability to resist the strike, the possibility of escaping the First Main Fleet is extremely small under the full encirclement of the US military, and the probability of escape is infinitely close to zero.
Objectively estimated that as long as the Republic's Navy Air Force is hit by the US aviation force, the probability of the first main fleet being wiped out will not be less than 80%.
Such a high combat loss ratio is basically to use the first main fleet to exchange the first pilot fleet.
No matter how you look at it, this is definitely not a good deal.
You should know that on the Western Pacific battlefield, the US Navy is definitely more content with the status quo, so the US Navy is more willing to fight this consuming naval battle.
Besides, this completely violates Ji Chengyi's strategic norm, that is, the highest purpose of launching this decisive battle.
If some tactical details are taken into account, the ambushing of the first fleet is not feasible. Not to mention how to fight an ambush battle, and how to retreat, just how to start an ambush battle, that is, how to ensure that the first main fleet can ambush the first deterrent fleet, rather than a bait fleet that ambushed it, is a huge problem. Even if it is more ideal, the US Navy will not arrange a bait fleet, after all, the temptation of the first main fleet is already great enough, and the first main fleet does not have air support.
Next, the possibility of finding the first descent fleet on the vast sea east of the Mariana Islands and intercepting it in time is very small. By this time, because the first main fleet will take at least several days to retreat. Therefore, the US Navy is likely to use the powerful strike capabilities provided by the first descent fleet to support the Marines to attack Saipan and reverse the unfavorable situation before the Republic Navy makes adjustments. The Republic Navy, not to mention going south to attack Tinian and Guam, would have to pay a huge price to make a comeback.
It can be seen from this that Hua Jianfeng has enough reason to let the first main fleet go south directly.
In fact, whether to attack the first fleet is related to whether the Republic's Navy seized the opportunity. It is the basic tactical thinking of the navy.
It is undeniable that unexpected tactics are feasible on any battlefield. But the tears appear. The difference between the navy and the army is very obvious. As we all know, the navy is a typical strategic service due to the long construction cycle and the influence of special combat methods, that is, the navy advocates decisive battles at sea. Moreover, decisive battles at sea are of decisive significance to the final result of the war. The situation of the army is just the opposite. Even if it is a large-scale strategic offensive operation and a brilliant victory, it may not necessarily lead to the final victory. It can be said that these two were in the second world.
There are typical examples in the World War. The former is the Midway Naval Battle on the Pacific battlefield, and the latter is the strategic offensive action of the German army before the Battle of Stalingrad on the Soviet-German battlefield. To understand it more thoroughly, we must exchange the main factors of the two. For example, if the Japanese Navy can annihilate the main fleet of the US Navy again and again like the German army in "Barbarossa", let alone turn the tables in the Midway Navy. Whether the United States can defend the Hawaiian Islands is a serious problem.
It can be seen from this that the Navy is actually an army that should not be too risky, and it is also an army that does not advocate adventure.
Looking at history, almost all classic naval battles are a steadily winning side, while the risky side is defeated. Even if there are "opposite" examples of the Midway Naval Battle, considering the intelligence advantages of the US military, especially the impact of the Japanese joint fleet's campaign purpose on combat operations, there is no reason to believe that the US military is not taking risks, but the Japanese Navy, which is really taking risks, is not the Japanese Navy, who is ignorant of the situation of the US military.
It is obvious that the basic tactical idea of the Navy is to avoid risk and fight a sure battle.
From this perspective, we can understand more clearly that Hua Jianfeng may not even consider ambushing the leaping fleet. This also shows that it is not the Republic Navy who is more eager to win, but the US Navy. Otherwise, those US generals who are proficient in naval warfare tactics would not be confused about such a simple issue. This is easy to understand. If the US Navy is defeated again, even if it is just a draw with the Republic Navy, the Republic Marines will use Saipan to attack Tinian Island first. However, the US military does not have much capital to defend Tinian Island.
Of course, it cannot be said that the Republic's Navy did not want to win. It can be said that with the circumstances at that time, the Republic's Navy also wanted to win a victory. However, the Republic's Navy could accept a priceless victory. That is to say, the Republic's Navy could pay some price for victory, rather than having to win a big victory. In any case, the Marine Corps spent several months building Saipan into a military fortress, which could not only serve as a springboard for the attack on Tinian and Guam, but also hold on for several months without support. It can be seen that the Republic's Navy was aiming at sea control.
Taking these factors into consideration, the US Navy naturally hopes that the first main fleet will attack the first destiny fleet.
Although there is no evidence that the U.S. Navy had planned to use the First Fleet to lure the First Main Fleet to the eastern Mariana Islands to fight to the decisive battle in the waters of the eastern Mariana Islands, according to some U.S. Navy and government administrators, before the end of the war, the U.S. authorities destroyed all relevant files, but there is enough reason to believe that the U.S. Navy must have similar combat plans and even made relevant deployments. For example, at the end of the year, the U.S. Navy expanded the size of the airport on Wake Island several times in the name of transferring tactical combat aircraft to the frontline, and built a temporary apron that was enough to accommodate hundreds of fighter jets. More importantly,
At the beginning of the fourth year, the US Navy frequently transferred combat aircraft on the front and rear, so that the number of fighter jets on Wake Island has never been lower than that on the Blade Blade. You should know that Wake Island is the closest island to the ideal sea area of the First Main Fleet ambush the First Descent Fleet. When dealing with the First Main Fleet without the support of aviation, storing fighter jets means more than four anti-ship missiles, or multiple long-range gliding bombs. Because Wake Island can stay temporarily, the US military can also dispatch hundreds of fighter jets from other places, plus bombers deployed in Hawaii. The US Navy can submerge the First Main Fleet with anti-ship missiles that exceed the Persuasion in several rounds of attacks.
All factors show that the US Navy showed weakness in the early four years, which is likely to be a trap to deal with the Republican Navy.
Of course, these are speculations, because the US authorities destroyed all relevant evidence, and those who were able to participate in this decision were senior personnel. There was absolutely no large number, so there was no evidence, or witnesses could prove after the war that the US Navy really wanted to conspire against the Republic Navy.
In fact, even if there is, it is understandable.
Of course, this also reflects from one aspect that the US military is eager to win. In order to win, it even ignores the basic laws of war and thinks that the opponent is too mentally retarded regardless of objective facts. If this is true, it is definitely a great thing for the Republic Navy, because an enemy who would rather believe in subjective assumptions than accept objective facts can only be regarded as a mindless enemy, no threat, and an enemy that is very easy to defeat.
It is precisely because after the war, some war historians with objective positions believed that the series of mistakes made by the US Navy during the war not only ruined the most powerful maritime power in the world, but also missed many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. These low-level mistakes made by the US Navy have a lot to do with the omissions and deviations in its pre-war development rules. Naval construction is a direct reflection of a country's ultimate strategy and basic strength. Therefore, the mistakes of the US Navy can be regarded as a problem of the United States' basic strategy and comprehensive national strength. In other words, before the outbreak of the war, the United States had lost World War III due to the influence of basic factors.
No matter how credible the statement is, before the "Yapu Naval Battle" which was the turning point of the "Pacific War"., the US Navy, as the global maritime hegemony, was defeated. It is precisely because of this that from the "Yapu Naval Battle," the battles and battles on the Pacific battlefield that mainly compete for sea control can be regarded as a challenge to the Republic's naval, and the steps to replace the US Navy are also inevitable in the alternation of the old and new!
Chapter completed!