In the face of the cannonballs coming to the concubine, the preparation of the No. 1 Zhongli fleet was also very poor

There is a very important issue at stake here. [Reading Network] is an effective means of detection.

It has been mentioned several times before, compared to conventional artillery. Bappper guns have a very obvious feature, that is, external ballistics. Thanks to the higher primitive, the electromagnetic cannon has a unique external trajectory, i.e., most of it is outside the atmosphere. In order to minimize the time spent flying in the atmosphere, starting with the first generation of rail-based electromagnetic guns, all large-caliber electric bomb guns are projected vertically or nearly vertically. Although the main purpose of this is to increase the range, it also brings another benefit. That is, the low detectability of the shells. In other words, shells flying outside the atmosphere are more difficult to spot, leaving almost all artillery radars as decorations.

Before the advent of passive detection systems, this problem was not very prominent. Because the ionosphere does not absorb and reflect electromagnetic waves in all bands, but has a band window, radars that can track artificial satellites thousands of kilometers or even tens of thousands of kilometers above the ground can also detect and track electromagnetic cannon shells.

The problem is that with the advent of passive detection systems. And it is rapidly popular, almost all active detection into the cold palace. In the case of the Navy, although every warship has radars on it, and there are several radars, according to the combat doctrine of the Republic Navy, active detection radars are not allowed to be activated unless they are attacked or are about to be attacked. As a result, even on the battlefield, the fleet of the Navy of the Republic had to turn off its radars, and it was impossible to detect shells flying outside the atmosphere in time. In order to solve the problem of early warning. The Republic and the United States have also put a lot of effort into passive detection methods, that is, using the band window of the ionosphere to detect the disturbance of the earth's magnetic field caused by the shells of the electromagnetic cannon when they are flying at high speeds.

Although this means of detection is not accurate, that is, it is impossible to accurately measure the flight degree and direction of the shell, but it is within a certain area. But it can play an early warning role, so that the fleet has enough time to turn on the radar. A very serious problem arose during its implementation, namely the jamming effect of space junk. In other words, to work from thousands (before the explosion of the Third World War, it has been proven that the diameter of space junk is more than 10,000 meters, and during the Great War. Affected by attacks on space facilities by both warring sides. This number has increased by at least 2 times, that is, the number of space junk with a size comparable to the size of an electromagnetic cannon shell is more than 40,000) to find several, dozens, or even hundreds of real targets with real threats among space junk with similar flight trajectories. Even if it's not a needle in a haystack, the sheer amount of data can make the world's most advanced computers powerless.

Fortunately, when attacking sea surface targets, electromagnetic cannon shells need to be re-entered.

Although, theoretically, it is almost impossible to intercept an electromagnetic cannon shell that has entered the end of the trajectory, because for the flight is too much. As far as Mach's electric bomb shells are concerned, from the bottom of the ionosphere at an altitude of about 1 thousand meters to the sea level, that is, it is a matter of many seconds, and it is by no means easy to complete the entire interception process from the present to the downing in such a short time. However, in practice, especially when dealing with some shells with special purposes, this more than a second of time is still relatively sufficient.

These special-purpose shells include cluster submunitions.

Theoretically, it is not difficult for artillery shells to re-enter the atmosphere, in addition to the disturbance of the artillery shells on the electric collision field can be detected by passive radar, the high temperature caused by friction with the air during high flight can also be detected by infrared detectors, and they can be accurately located.

The key is whether it can be intercepted in time. And it is an effective interception.

Compared to armor-piercing shells, shells of one charge. A very obvious feature of cluster submunitions is that they must be reduced at the end of the trajectory in order for the submunitions to be spread within the effective range. Affected by this, the cluster submunitions are equipped with a rocket motor (to be precise, the rocket reduction motive, the working principle is to provide a reverse thrust to the side front, so that the shell slowly decreases, and by adjusting the spray angle of the spray off, give the projectile an angle of rotation around the central axis. centrifugal force required to generate the dropping submunitions). More importantly, because submunitions are metal rods with a mass of only a few hundred grams or even 100 grams, which themselves lack stability, and too long a flight distance will not only increase the dispersion range, but also reduce the armor-piercing ability, so the cluster submunitions will generally control the height of the submunitions between four meters and the old power meters, which is specifically related to the quality and stability of the submunitions (the lighter the mass and the worse the stability, the lower the dropping height). Under the influence of all this, after the cluster submunitions re-enter the atmosphere. The flight time before dropping the submunitions was about 5 times longer than that of other shells, and the dropping of the submunitions had already entered the interception of the fleet defense system.

It can be seen from this that as long as there are suitable means of interception. can intercept cluster submunitions.

The question is, what is the appropriate means of interception.

Obviously, high-energy lasers are not a suitable means of interception. Although theoretically, the high-energy laser can burn through the shell of the cluster submunition, destroy the rocket engine (and may even detonate the propellant of the rocket engine), destabilize the cluster submunition, and thus cannot drop the submunition. Cluster submunitions, which do not drop submunitions, pose little threat to the battleship. However, only some very simple measures are required, such as coating the heat insulation layer of the cluster submunition a little thicker, setting the rocket refueling engine at the tail of the shell, etc., and the cluster submunition can effectively resist high-energy lasers. To put it bluntly, even if it can be irradiated continuously, the high-energy laser will have to irradiate several seconds if it wants to destabilize the cluster munition, and theoretically, there is certainly not so much time left for the interceptor system to attack. Comparatively speaking, particle beam weapons are also less than ideal. In addition to the problem of a short interception distance. Particle beam weapons are also not very effective at destroying cluster submunitions. What's more. The damage to particle beam weapons can be minimized by improving the structure of the projectile, such as arranging the submunitions evenly along the central axis of the mother bomb and dividing them into layers before and after, that is, only some of the submunitions cannot pose a threat to the warship because of the damaged structure, and most of the submunitions are still lethal and the attack process will not be affected.

Some people may think that it is better to kill targets on the principle of kinetic energy, but the problem is that the firing height of small-caliber electromagnetic guns used in fleet defense operations is very limited. For the concave deposit. There is nothing that can be done about the bundle of bamboo saints above the meter. The same anti-aircraft missile that kills the target on the principle of kinetic energy has a firing height of more than the old mouth meter. However, it is too slow to shoot down cluster submunitions before they begin to disperse them.

It can be said that it is limited by the means of interception. It is very difficult to intercept cluster submunitions.

In fleet operations, there is almost no other way to intercept than to try your luck with small-caliber electromagnetic guns. If only a few, or o multiple cluster submunitions are being dealt with, it is still relatively certain that the range of maneuver will be increased (during combat, the capital ship must be fully navigated), such as increasing the steering angle, and avoiding a devastating blow (that is, losing combat capability after being attacked) while intercepting with caliber electric cannons. The question is. In the face of dozens of cluster submunitions, even if you can shoot down many of them, it will be difficult to escape from the coverage area of the submunitions.

Other words. One can only pin one's hopes on passive defense.

Because submunitions are unguided munitions in the pure sense of the word, jamming means are not useful. The so-called means of passive defense refer only to the protective armor of the battleship.

At this time, if we look at the "Qin" level heavy protection design idea, it is not difficult to understand its great significance.

Judging from the tactical use of capital ships, it is not difficult to understand why not add a few aircraft carriers carrying fighters to carry out air defense combat missions in the main fleet. To put it bluntly, when attacked by these "special shells" such as cluster submunitions. Even if the aircraft carrier can hold on, it will be incapacitated due to the complete destruction of the flight deck, and it will become a floating coffin carrying thousands of officers and soldiers. Judging from the confrontation between the capital ship and the aircraft carrier, the carrier-based aviation carried by the aircraft carrier has no way to take the capital ship, and the large-caliber electromagnetic cannon on the capital ship can easily inflict heavy damage on the aircraft carrier, unless the aircraft carrier permanently avoids the capital ship, that is, it is driven out of the combat sea area by the capital ship. Otherwise, it will definitely not be the aircraft carrier that will hold out to the end.

The problem is that shells projected by large-caliber electromagnetic guns are also a mortal threat to the capital ship itself.

Just the first fleet was hit by a cluster submunition. Not only did the navigating degree quickly drop below the blade joint, but also the control systems of the electronic equipment, communication equipment, and some firepower units were damaged, resulting in the complete loss of combat effectiveness of the six capital ships, and the loss of combat effectiveness of the moving parts. The seemingly powerful First Fleet lost its combat capability almost instantly!

In the face of the counterattack of the first fleet, will the fate of the first main fleet be different?

It turns out that a 5% difference can determine not only the fate of several warships, but also the outcome of a naval battle, and even the outcome of a war.

Compared to the First Fleet, the First Anli Fleet only had the advantage of gills.

To be precise, compared with the US Navy's "Long Beach" class, the proportion of the "Qin" class protection system is only higher than that of nephews, and it is the slight gap in the gills that makes the two warships have completely different fates in the face of almost identical attacks.

After the cluster submunitions that are now re-entering the atmosphere, the First Main Fleet made an attempt to intercept them. Although, according to the battle report published by the Navy of the Republic, in this battle, which lasted only a few seconds. The new interception system on the Qin-class capital ships shot down at least 60 percent of the cluster submunitions. But according to more reliable sources. In particular, the performance of the capital ships of the "Qin" class in the next few battles, there is reason to believe. The Navy deliberately exaggerated the results of the battle, and the interception rate was certainly less than 6 percent, which should be around 6 percent. This kind of exaggerated propaganda about the results of the war is also a normal thing. Especially in wartime, it is necessary to appropriately exaggerate the results of victory from the point of view of boosting morale and intimidating the enemy. If we take into account the protection of advanced technologies, especially those that the enemy has not yet mastered, it is all the more necessary to exaggerate the combat effectiveness of a certain weapon system that has already been made public, so that the propaganda matches the results of the battle. Judging from the actual situation, it must be the passive defense system of the "Qin" level that plays a decisive role.

Although the Navy of the Republic did not announce how much the armor protection system of the "Qin" class played a role, it can be seen from the following battle that the extra share of gill armor played a crucial role, because about 2 minutes after being counterattacked by the US Army's first fleet, that is, about one minute, eight "Qin" class capital ships fired the third salvo of this battle, and then about a minute later, that is, before the o'clock minute, the first main fleet fired the last salvo. From this, it can be roughly concluded that after the blow, the first main fleet did not lose its combat capability, and the first main fleet was in the future. That is, they returned to Naha in the early morning of May, so it can be inferred that the eight capital ships were able to maintain at least a maximum voyage of about a knot, but due to the impact of combat trauma, they were unable to continue their combat missions. Otherwise, they won't return to Naha.

It can be seen from the battles in this column. There's nothing wrong with a protection-focused design approach.

To the standard displacement for the field. Tun's battleship. The share of gills is equivalent to billet O tons, and under normal circumstances, on a class aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons, the system specially designed to improve the armor protection capability is less than four tons, which shows how significant the protective quality of the stew is. In fact, there are definitely more than these systems used by the "Qin" class to improve the level of protection and survivability, among which the backup system that improves survivability, especially after being attacked, accounts for the displacement of warships, that is, about stew. In a large sense, the most important thing for the "Qin" class is not how to prevent being pierced by artillery shells, but how to continue fighting after being pierced by artillery shells, and how to preserve combat effectiveness as much as possible.

Of course, there are pros and cons to such a design idea.

From the perspective of negative effects, the most significant is that the "Qin" class has become a simple "gunboat", that is, there is no other effective means of attack except electromagnetic guns.

There is no way to do this, after the protection and survival system occupies too much share, and to ensure the degree of navigation, continuous combat capability and other tactical indicators, it can only sacrifice firepower and sacrifice the multi-purpose ability of the warship.

Before the "Battle of Yap", no one was sure that this kind of design idea of the sword going off the rails was not wrong, and it could bring victory to the navy. Gan seriously affected. It will not only limit the combat use of the warship, but also affect the combat effectiveness of the warship.

Until the "Battle of Yap." This extreme design approach was confirmed.

It turns out that the comprehensive valley design, which takes into account the tactical performance, allows the first fleet of 8 ships "Long Beach." The capital ships of the class have become extremely fragile, and they cannot withstand the test of war at all, so they cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of capital ships.

While the 1st Main Fleet was hit, the 1st Fleet was also subjected to a second round of shelling.

Compared with the first round of strikes from the cluster sub-mother, the second round of strikes carried by armor-piercing shells was less dense but more shocking.

Theoretically, "one armor-piercing shell can paralyze a capital ship, 2 to 3 armor-piercing shells can sink a capital ship."

Although the actual situation is slightly worse than the theory. For example, when the Republic Navy tested the power of armor-piercing shells, it took about an old armor-piercing bullet to sink it to imitate "Qin." The target ship of the capital ship, but unlike the test, the actual combat is more efficient, and the main thing is to paralyze the enemy. Rather than focusing on sinking enemies. To put it bluntly, as long as you can paralyze the enemy ship on the surface of the sea, there is always a way to sink the enemy ship.

According to this basic tactical idea, the artillery tactics are very clear.

Compare to the naval artillery battles of more than four years ago. There was no essential difference in the artillery battles of the era of the introduction of the century, but there were many more high-tech means.

Theoretically, without taking into account guided shells, artillery battles are fought with probability.

Of course, sometimes you have to include luck.

All in all, as long as the density of shelling is sufficient. You will definitely be able to hit the target. Because in the vast majority of cases, a sufficiently large density of shelling is not guaranteed. So at the time of the war. Strike force must be used precisely and rationally. Increases the hit rate of shells. In the recess many years ago. This work was done by the gunners or other officers on the battleship using the most primitive calculation tools, and in the middle of the century, this work was handed over to the fire-control computer on the battleship, which calculated the best way to fire the shell.

Although the performance of the computer has an impact on the shelling hit rate. However, the impact is not very large, especially when the performance of the computer is already strong enough to command the fleet to fight, and commanding several electromagnetic guns for artillery battles is naturally not a difficult calculation work.

After removing the probability factor, the most important impact on artillery battles is the performance of ammunition.

Of course, ammunition performance refers to more than just the power of the shell. Comparatively speaking, in the terrifying situation where the power of the cannonball is large enough to destroy any kind of large warship, the power is already a secondary issue, and the important thing is how to unleash the power and swing it to the key point.

This is the fuze technology of artillery shells.

Some people may think that this is a big fuss. At the level of science and technology in the middle of the century, ammunition fuses were not high-tech products at all, and they were not even related to high-tech.

There is nothing wrong with that, but how to use it correctly is a very critical issue.

Take the kilogram-level armor-piercing projectile, for example, this kind of shell that falls close to the blade Mach, even when blocked. It can also penetrate all the old multi-decks of a large aircraft carrier, including the bottom of the ship, and fall into the sea in about milliseconds. From this, it can be calculated that if it cannot be detonated within four milliseconds after hitting the target, even if the shock wave generated by the explosion in the sea can still cause damage to the hull, it will not be serious enough to make the battleship lose its combat effectiveness and navigation ability. Even if it is detonated inside the battleship, because the charge of the armor-piercing projectile is not large, the detonation position has a crucial impact on the power of the armor-piercing projectile, for example, detonating in the hangar is not as good as detonating in the engine room, and detonating in the engine room is not as good as detonating in the aviation ammunition bay. It can be seen that if you want to kill with one hit, you have to make a fuss about the fuse of the shell, so that the shell can be detonated in the best position.

From the point of view of making the most of ammunition. Also take into account in the case of a missed target. How to make shells a threat to the target. In fact. From the point of view of the principle of action. Because seawater is a liquid, and the liquid is very incompressible, it is an ideal medium for shock waves, so even if it does not hit the target, it explodes near the target. It can also cause damage to the target, and to maximize the damage effect, it is necessary to concentrate the energy generated by the explosion in the direction of the target.

As can be seen from above, an advanced fuse. Definitely a multiplier of the power of the shell.

According to the relevant information released by the Republic Navy, this kind of fuse specially developed for armor-piercing shells equipped with large-caliber electromagnetic guns has the ability to sense scenes, that is, it can choose the best working mode according to the environment. If you analyze it technically, not many people can see it, and a few simple examples will illustrate the problem. When dealing with large targets with a displacement above Litun such as aircraft carriers, capital ships and cruisers, the smart fuse will allow the shell to detonate when it is close to the bottom of the ship or when it penetrates the bottom of the ship, that is, it will directly hit the target below the waterline, and if it can blow up the keel of the target, it can sink the self-target in one fell swoop. When dealing with small targets such as destroyers and frigates, as well as civilian ships with poor structural strength, such as merchant ships, the smart fuse will cause the shells to explode inside the hull for maximum damage. Try to kill and wound the officers and men on the battleship and destroy the supplies inside the ship. If it did not fall on the battleship. Instead, it falls to the sea near the battleship, and the smart fuze will choose the shaped explosion mode, that is, by controlling the detonation sequence of the warhead charge, the energy generated by the explosion will be directed towards the battleship instead of towards the sea.

Of course, no matter how good the fuse is, it is necessary to let the shell hit the target first, or at least let the shell fall near the target before it can be used. The first main fleet lasted a minute for the second round of shelling. It can be regarded as the first ** in this naval battle.

In this round of artillery bombardment, the six large-caliber electromagnetic guns on each "Qin"-class capital ship all projected bladed kilogram-class armor-piercing shells at the fastest speed, and the trajectory of each armor-piercing bullet was specially set. Because the electromagnetic cannon is fired vertically, the shell is in the middle of the flight, that is, after leaving the atmosphere and entering outer space, and then the ballistic computer controls the attitude motive according to the pre-set program to adjust the flight trajectory of the shell, and when it re-enters the atmosphere, the accuracy of the trajectory is more rigid. It is written to the missile computer by electromagnetic induction by the fire control computer.

It can be seen from this that the kilogram-level armor-piercing projectile is not an unguided munition in the true sense.

In fact, none of the shells of large-caliber electromagnetic guns were unguided munitions in the pure sense of the word. The problem is that these shells, which use ballistic correction technology, are at the end of the trajectory. That is, after re-entering the atmosphere, the means of guidance are abandoned in order to avoid being affected by the enemy's forced electromagnetic interference system. That is to say, ammunition using ballistic correction technology can only appropriately reduce the dispersal range of artillery shells, and it is impossible to achieve precise strikes, let alone adjust the trajectory according to the movement of the target, and the efficiency of striking moving targets will certainly not be high.

From the aforementioned mention, it can be known that in the second round of strikes, each of the "Qin" class capital ships projected shells at the target.

How high is the hit rate of these shells?

According to the U.S. Navy's combat records, the second round of artillery fire from the first fleet at about the point of the next minute, within about a minute, a total of eight capital ships were hit, and about a second time the battleship was damaged. From this, it can be concluded that the hit rate of the second round of shelling of the first capital ship Chan "Qin" class capital ship was less than the hospital, and even if you count the near misses, there are only 2 nephews.

There is no doubt that this hit rate Sun Dan is not high, but it is very low.

Exactly. After the second round of shelling. Not only did not one of the eight capital ships of the Hungarian fleet sink in battle. Not yet, the ship is incapacitated. Still turning south.

Affected by this. The female of the first main fleet "Qin." The capital ships of the class only carried out the third round of shelling.

Compared to the second round of shelling, the firing time was only seconds. Because it was too close to the second round of shelling, the refueling of the electromagnetic cannon had not yet completely cooled, so it could not reach the maximum shot, and could only project shells at the degree of minute blades, that is, the battleship would drop mortar armor-piercing shells at the Japanese standard.

Relatively. The results of the third round of shelling were more satisfactory.

According to the combat records of the US military, in this round of shelling, the female "Long Beach." The class capital ships suffered in total. shells, that is, the average hit rate was more than a hundred, about 2 times more than the second round of shelling. Counting Hua, who has recently missed a bullet, the average hit rate is around the bottom.

Of course, the hit rate of the third round of shelling was able to increase, with earning "Long Beach." The heavy damage to the capital ships of the class had a great deal to do with the fact that not only did the sailing degree drop to within the mouth section, but also the steering maneuver became less flexible.

In other words, if there were no results from the second round of shelling, there would have been no results from the third round.

By this time, the battle could essentially be declared over.

According to the combat records of the US military, after the third round of shelling at the point. Mutual ships "Long Beach." Not only did the class completely lose its combat effectiveness, but they also lost their ability to sail, and only the suit was able to control the thrusters with the only remaining attitude to sail at a distance of no more than 4 knots. In addition, they were paralyzed on the surface of the sea. Because the "Long Beach" class, like the "Qin" class, uses an unstable structure. At rest. The draft of the battleship is larger, and the hull is not stable, so it is difficult to control the amount of water entering the ship, and the main power system is paralyzed, so it is impossible to drain the seawater inside the ship. What's worse is that the kilogram-class armor-piercing projectile is powerful enough to make any leak-plugging equipment that can be controlled by human power become an ornament, so the US officers and men simply cannot prevent the sea water from pouring into the inside of the battleship from the damaged place, and thus cannot prevent the battleship from sinking. It can be said that as long as the first main fleet of the Republic Navy is still active on the battlefield, that is, the escort warships in the first lead fleet will not be able to get close to the heavily damaged capital ships when they are threatened, let alone help the capital ships to stop losses. The class capital ship will definitely sink, and it will definitely sink before dawn.

It was in this situation that the 1st Main Fleet shelled the 4th and last of this naval battle in the early morning.

There are many people who believe that this is the tradition of the Navy of the Republic, that is, to strike ruthlessly. In fact, any navy has such a tradition. In any case, only enemy ships that sink to the bottom of the sea are enemy ships that do not threaten.

The problem was that, given the situation at that time, if it was simply a "ruthless" First Main Fleet, it should have shelled the escort warships in the First Fleet. Instead of 8 capital ships destined to sink. Other words. There must have been other reasons for the 1st Main Fleet to shell the capital ships of the 1st Pilot Fleet again.

There is only one reason that can be found, that is, the First Main Fleet will not wait until dawn to return.

Although some people linked the rapid retreat of the First Main Fleet to the imminent air threat. Some people even believe that this is related to the ability of the First Fleet's escort warships to strike at sea, after all, the US attack aircraft group will definitely come quickly. There were thousands of heavy anti-ship missiles and long-range cruise missiles capable of attacking the sea on a number of escort warships in the first fleet, which could pose a huge threat to the first main fleet. The sea bases of the USS "Taiwan Island" are nearby, and hundreds of air supremacy fighters are deployed, so it is very difficult for the US Navy's aviation to threaten the First Main Fleet, and the main task of the First Fleet's escort warships is to protect the capital ships, not to fight a decisive battle with the First Main Fleet in place of the capital ships, and there is no reason to stay and be the slaughter of the First Main Fleet after the capital ships have suffered a devastating blow.

More importantly, the first main fleet had two tasks.

As mentioned earlier, in addition to meeting the First Fleet, the First Main Fleet should also participate in the attack on Tinian Island when the conditions are ripe. The conditions mentioned here are ripe. It was nothing more than two situations, one was that there was no decisive battle with the First Pilot Fleet, and the First Pilot Fleet did not appear in the waters near the Mariana Islands, and the other was that after the defeat or annihilation of the First Pilot Fleet, it still had sufficient combat effectiveness.

From this, it can be seen that there is only one reason why the First Main Fleet took the initiative to retreat, and that is that it cannot continue the operation.

In fact, the 1st Main Fleet returned to Naha directly after withdrawing from the battlefield, and was stationed in Naha for nearly 3 months, waiting until the Republican Marines landed on Tinian Island and eliminated the U.S. military point in Tambu. Only then did it return to the battlefield again, which was enough to prove that the 8 ships of the first main fleet in Yap Haigong were "Qin." The capital ships of the class were definitely damaged, and the situation was much worse than what the Republic Navy had announced.

In this way, it can also be understood why the 1st Main Fleet shelled the 2nd Fleet's Kankan Capital Ship for the fourth time.

In the current situation, because the 1st Main Fleet retreated in advance, and the escort warships of the 1st Fleet not only did not leave the battlefield, but also rushed to the damaged capital ships before dawn, so in order to ensure that 8 "Long Beach" ships could be sunk. class capital ship, Zhang Xuefeng chose to carry out another artillery bombardment.

The fourth round of shelling lasted only a small clock.

This was due to the fact that there was a pause for minutes before the fourth round of shelling, allowing the cannon adder to be fully cooled. Therefore, the fourth round of shelling can be fired with maximum intensity, that is, the time for projecting the fourth round of shelling in the misty clock is shortened to; The reason for the misty bell is not that there are no more shells, nor that the armor-piercing shells are running out, but that it is enough to deal with enemy ships paralyzed on the sea.

According to the US Navy's combat records, this time eight "Long Beach" class capital ships were hit by a total of stone shells.

It can be seen that even if you don't count the near misses, the hit rate is close to paste. That is, when dealing with stationary targets, the hit rate of large-caliber electromagnetic guns on the "Qin" class is very high. If you count the near-miss bullets, the hit rate is even more than the ship, reaching the average level of large-caliber electromagnetic guns.

After this round of shelling, 8 ships "Long Beach." The capital ship of the class is counted as not saved.

Although only the Shan's "Long Beach" class capital ship sank immediately because of a direct hit to the ammunition depot or power compartment, the rest of the "Long Beach" class also lost the opportunity to return to Guam. In fact. Shortly after the end of the shelling, overlooking the unsunken "Long Beach." The captain of the capital ship of the class gave the order to abandon the ship.

The problem is that the 1st Main Fleet still does not rest on its laurels.

Before issuing the order to retreat, Zhang Xuefeng also issued an attack order to the escort warships in the fleet, that is, to launch a fifth round of attacks with heavy anti-ship missiles and long-range cruise missiles capable of attacking the sea.

It's just that this attack was not on the capital ships of the First Fleet, but on escort warships.

Based on the situation at that time, Zhang Xuefeng must have learned from the battlefield intelligence that the "reconnaissance shells" had lost the value of salvaging the five capital ships still floating on the sea. And it will soon sink. In other words, Zhang Xuefeng ordered the attack on the US escort warships, not to prevent the US troops from rescuing the damaged capital ships. After the war, many people believed that the main purpose of Zhang Xuefeng's move was to prevent the US military from rescuing the officers and soldiers who had fallen into the water.

The reason is very simple: there are many US escort warships, and most of them have fleet air defense capabilities. However, the escort warships of the First Main Fleet have at most as many anti-ship missiles with the ability to attack the sea and a range of as many as kilometers. With the defense capability of the US military fleet, it will certainly be able to intercept these anti-ship missiles without being interfered with. That is, the point of attacking escort warships is not obvious. If Zhang Xuefeng's purpose was to sink the US escort warship, he should have done so after the missile attack, that is, three minutes before the missile arrived. Let's 8 ships "Qin." The capital ships of the class bombarded the US escort warships with their main guns. Obviously, Zhang Xuefeng didn't do that. Exactly. Even if there is no way to prove that Zhang Xuefeng wanted to let the US officers and men on the eight "Long Beach" class capital ships die in the sea, there is reason to believe that his command caused the Republic Navy to waste many old and expensive anti-ship missiles. Fortunately, the victorious outcome of this naval battle, especially the result of the total annihilation of the capital ships of the US First Fleet, was enough to offset any wasteful behavior.

After doing the last thing, Zhang Xuefeng gave the order to return.

About the first main fleet in the flagship "Qin." under the leadership of the horn, turned and sailed towards

Tyrant.

Because it was impossible to report the battle in a way that did not reveal his whereabouts, it was not until four hours later, that is, when the first long-range maritime patrol plane sent by the Republic Navy on Mingkou Day arrived over the first main fleet, that Zhang Xuefeng asked the communications staff officer to use laser directional communication equipment to make a good report.

At this time, the escort warships of the US First Fleet were already carrying more than one of the surviving officers and men of the eight capital ships. Embark on the voyage back to Pearl Harbor.

As in the previous naval battles, before the exact news was mastered. Neither the authorities of the Republic nor the United States have published any information about this, and have even imposed a blockade of information. Because after entering a state of war, the government has the right to block the news in order to achieve victory, so there is nothing wrong with this on both sides. In the same way, in the direction of the war, the belligerents will also disseminate processed information, that is, the information published by the news media on both sides has been reviewed by the propaganda and intelligence departments, and some news reports are even arranged by the propaganda and intelligence departments.

All in all, propaganda after the Battle of Yap. More intense than naval battles.

According to the propaganda of the authorities of the Republic, after a bitter battle, the First Main Fleet of the Republic Navy annihilated the largest fleet of the United States Navy, consisting of dozens of large warships, in the waters west of the Mariana Islands. And forced the US military to withdraw from the waters of the Mariana Islands on its own initiative.

Similar propaganda was made by the US authorities. That is, in the naval battle west of the Mariana Islands, the First Main Fleet of the Republic Navy was defeated, and after annihilating the main enemy force, the enemy fleet was forced to retreat to Naha and abandon the combat operation of attacking Tinian Island and Guam.

It must be said that the propaganda of the US authorities is a bit excessive.

Because only a few days later, the Republican Marine Corps on Saipan boarded Tinianou with the support of the air and fire support fleet. The Navy of the Republic also took this opportunity to focus on attacking Guam, so the false propaganda of the US authorities was quickly revealed.

Regardless of whether the American people can know the real situation under the news control and blockade, one thing is certain: when the Republican Marines landed on Tinian Island, the vast majority chose to believe the Republic's propaganda that it was the Republican Navy, not the United States, that won the Battle of Yap. The choice of these countries had an impact on the exhibition of the Third World War that cannot be underestimated.