Everyone has their own opinions.

The "Jeju Island Battle" that lasted only 76~hours has different meanings in the eyes of different observers.

The United States and Japan pay more attention to the Republic Navy. To be precise, the performance of the Republic Navy's aircraft carrier combat group and submarine troops in the battle, rather than ground combat.

After the USS Republic was put into service, Western countries gave "high" evaluations in accordance with the usual practices.

According to Western media evaluations, the comprehensive combat capability of the "Republic" surpasses the "Queen Elizabeth" class of the British Navy and the "Mitran" class of the French Navy (the medium-sized aircraft carrier born in the "Pa2 Project" uses the same hull as the "Queen Elizabeth" class), second only to the "Nimitz" class and "Ford" class of the US Navy, and is one of the most powerful aircraft carriers in the world with the most powerful attack capabilities.

After the "Huaxia"-class aircraft carrier was subdued, Western countries even more "increasingly" advocated the "China threat theory".

Only with strength can there be threats, and without reality, it is not a threat to anyone!

How strong is the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier battle group of the Republic Sea? The Western Navy has a completely opposite attitude to the media, especially the US Navy. It has always believed that the combat effectiveness of the Republic Navy is not as strong as the media has praised. From the 1990s to the mid-1920s, the Republic Navy only developed rapidly for 30 years and experienced less than two generations. No navy can grow and grow in such a short time and build a world-class fleet!

The most effective way to prove the combat effectiveness of the Republic's Navy aircraft carrier war group is a war.

The "South China Sea War" is not a real war, but at most a maritime conflict. Because the enemy does not have a decent navy, the "Republic" aircraft carrier battle group that participated in the war not only mainly performs ground strike missions, but has not been truly threatened and cannot reflect its true combat effectiveness.

Before the Peninsula War broke out, the Republic's Navy sent the three most powerful aircraft carrier battle groups to the East China Sea.

Although the Republic and the United States are unwilling to do something big at sea because they cannot afford the risks. However, global news media hope that the world's most powerful aircraft carrier will do it with real guns. See whether it is the "Huaxia" level or the "Ford" level.

The two sides fought for several hours. It still cannot prove the combat effectiveness of the "Huaxia"-class aircraft carrier.

Just when the global news media were disappointed, the South Korean Navy replaced the US Navy and boarded the stage of confrontation with the Republic's navy. Although the South Korean fleet did not have aircraft carriers, other warships were very advanced. In the eyes of Western media, which are good at creating news, confrontation between the two sides is the biggest news.

The result shocked both the Western media and the US Navy.

Without using shore-based aviation grounds, in just one round, the Republic aircraft carrier battle group defeated the South Korean fleet by using only half of the carrier-based aviation wing ground fighter jets. It wiped out 13~Korea warships!

Very amazing blow ability.

On the 7th, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet conducted an undisclosed computer simulation wargame deduction. There are two conclusions: one is that under the same circumstances, the US Navy aircraft carrier battle group can only severely damage the South Korean fleet and cannot achieve complete annihilation; the other is that under the same tactics, the Republic's Navy can use twice the strength to severely damage the US Navy's 3 aircraft carrier battle group, and three times the strength to achieve complete annihilation.

Later, some U.S. Navy generals who participated in wargame deduction privately stated that if there was a conflict with the Republic's Navy in the Yellow Sea when the Peninsula War broke out, even if the U.S. Navy launched the first attack, dozens of warships entering the three U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups entering the Yellow Sea would all sink.

This wargame deduction has an irreversible impact on the future construction of the US Navy.

In March 2025, the US Navy launched the "Future Navy Plan", emphasizing the importance of developing anti-ship missiles and anti-ship missile carrier platforms, and launched the "Future Sea-making Tactical Weapons" development plan, which clearly requires that the two carrier-based fighter jets under development must be equipped with "long-range anti-ship weapons" to carry "sea-making missions".

This is definitely a huge change for the U.S. Navy.

Although the F-35c can carry anti-ship missiles in a plug-in manner, the US Navy has not encountered threats from the ocean for decades, and has not attached much importance to the development and development of anti-ship weapons. Not to mention, the AGM-84 "Whaling Fork" series anti-ship missile developed in the 1970s has developed dozens of improved models and has been in service for decades. Until the 1920s, it was still the "only" anti-ship missile of the US Navy. From this we can see that because there are no competitors, the US Navy does not attach importance to sea combat.

In addition to paying close attention to the Republic's aircraft carrier battle groups, the US Navy is more concerned with Republic's submarines.

Any "later-rise" navy will give priority to the development of submarines. Strictly speaking, submarines are not "sea control weapons", but weapons used to "destroy sea power". No matter how powerful, advanced submarines cannot seize sea power. They can only destroy the sea power controlled by the enemy and weaken the enemy's ability to control the ocean. Only after weakening the enemy's ability to control the ocean can they have the hope of seizing the system from the enemy.

Germany during World War II and the Soviet Union during the Cold War were all good at boats and used submarines to fight against the enemy's surface fleet.

The Republic is no exception. Before the aircraft carrier battle group entered service, the most powerful one was the submarine!

Unlike the previous two naval forces that challenged the world's number one navy, the Republic's Navy has the most advanced submarine technology with the help of fusion reactors, composite batteries and superconducting motors. From the moment the "Swordfish" was born, the Republic's submarine force had the strength to challenge any other naval submarine force.

During the "Jeju Island Battle", the actions of the Republic's submarines once again attracted great attention from the US military.

Although it did not ambush the enemy surface fleet like the East China Sea War, the performance of the Republic's submarines in anti-submarine operations was enough to make the US military ashamed. When the three "8111" class attack nuclear submarines turned to leave the war zone, they found that the "Assin" that was following behind was always the one that had three submarines ambush the Republic's aircraft carrier battle group at that time, the ending would not be much better than the conventional submarines of the South Korean Navy.

The submarines are not as good as their hands, and the US aircraft carrier battle group has no safety.

According to the predictions of the US Navy, when fighting with the Hwa Navy, the first thing to consider is not air threats, but threats under the sea. Since the submarines of the Republic can track the most advanced attack nuclear submarines of the United States without knowing their knowledge, they can also quietly break through the anti-submarine defense line of the US aircraft carrier battle group and launch torpedoes under the belly of the aircraft carrier.

Compared with the "Future Sea Plan", the "s1" plan seems more urgent.

In 2025, among the 878 "Additional Funds for Military Project Research Program" applied by the US Navy, there are scientific research fields closely related to the "S1" project, including composite batteries, superconducting motors and fusion reactors. Including the more than 60 billion yuan invested in the normal budget, the total scientific research fund invested is more than 11c0.

It has to be admitted that the United States has a very strong sense of crisis.

The scale of the naval battle between the Republic and South Korea was not large, but it triggered a series of reactions.

Not only the United States but also Japan are affected.

As an island-type country, Japan attaches more importance to the navy than the United States.

Unlike the United States, Japan is more concerned about the Republic's Navy's aviation battle group.

According to the information obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau, just after the "Jeju Island Battle" ended, Sadashi Murakami ordered Admiral Uesugi Tadaro, who replaced Iwasaki Nobukawa, to organize a wargame deduction to simulate the process and results of the battle between the Japanese aircraft carrier battle group and the Republican aircraft carrier battle group.

The process is not important. What is important is that the Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier battle group was completely defeated!

The always harsh Tadaro Uesugi did not deliberately praise the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Navy, but instead performed war games according to the principle of "fairness and justice". Under the same conditions, 2 Japan Airlines' strike capabilities are not even comparable to 1 "Huaxia"-class aircraft carrier. Even if they fight in waters close to Japan and have the support of the shore-based aviation force, 2 "Akagi"-class aircraft carrier was completely wiped out by a battle group composed of 3 "Huaxia"-class aircraft carriers!

The direct result of this wargame deduction is that Japan has accelerated the construction of large aircraft carriers.

Although medium-sized aircraft carriers equipped with conventional take-off and landing fighters have excellent attack capabilities, compared with large aircraft carriers, medium-sized aircraft carriers have huge problems in aviation combat efficiency, self-sustaining capabilities and survivability. For example, large aircraft carriers can dispatch 36 fighters to perform attack missions at a time, while medium-sized aircraft carriers can only dispatch 12 to 20 without arranging fleet air defense fighters.

In high-intensity naval battles, medium-sized aircraft carriers have no room for survival!

In 2025, Japan's naval military expenditure increased by 120% compared with 2024!

In addition to accelerating the construction of large aircraft carriers, the Japanese Navy has also accelerated the research and development of escort warships and supporting weapons. The aircraft carrier is not a separate combat weapon, but a core force of the combat system. Without a powerful escort fleet, no matter how powerful an aircraft carrier is, it is also a target for missiles and torpedoes!

Maybe no one can tell how much impact the "Jeju Island Battle" and especially the battle on the ocean had.

Those who previously suspected the actual combat strength of the Republic's Navy aircraft carrier battle group all shut up.

What needs to be discussed now is not the combat effectiveness of the Republic's Navy, but how many aircraft carriers the Republic's Navy plans to build!

According to the predictions of Western media, the Republic will accelerate the development of the navy after the Peninsula War.

Some people even predict that by 2030, the Republic will replace the United States and become the world's number one maritime power.

No matter how Western media comment, for the Republic, the most important thing is to end the Peninsula War as soon as possible, restore the country to normal, and minimize the negative impact of the war on the Republic.

The news media's attention quickly turned to the Peninsula War.

With the "Jeju Island Battle" ending early, everyone is speculating on how and when will the Republic Army invade Seoul? (To be continued,)

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