In fact, after the First Main Fleet withdrew from the battlefield, it returned directly to Naha, and was stationed in Naha for nearly 3 months. After the Republic Marines boarded Tinian Island and returned to the US military point in Zhaba, it was enough to prove that the eight "Qin-class main fleet in Yap Haigong must have been damaged, and the situation was much more serious than the announcement by the Republic Navy.

In this way, we can understand why the first main fleet had to shell the first main fleet for the fourth time to attack the first main fleet.

Given the situation at that time, because the first main fleet retreated early, the escort warships of the first main fleet not only did not leave the battlefield, but also could reach the damaged main ship before dawn. Therefore, in order to ensure that they could sink 8 "Long Beach. class main ships, Zhang Xuefeng chose to launch another shelling attack.

The fourth round of artillery only lasted for the slightest.

Because it took a minute to stop before the fourth round of artillery, the electromagnetic gun accelerator was fully cooled. Therefore, the fourth round of artillery can open fire at the maximum speed, that is, to shoot 8 shells in Miaozhong. Of course, the first main fleet shortened the time of the fourth round of artillery to; Miaozhong's reason was not that there were no shells or that it was used up all armor-piercing bombs, but to deal with enemy ships scattered on the sea, which was enough.

According to the combat records of the US Navy, this time the eight Long Beach-class battleships were hit with stone shells.

It can be seen that even if the near-lost bullet is not calculated, the hit rate is close to the mud. That is to say, when dealing with static targets, the hit rate of the large-caliber electromagnetic gun at the "Qin" class is very high. If the near-lost bullet is included, the hit rate is even above the ship, reaching the average level of the large-caliber electromagnetic gun.

After this round of artillery, eight "Long Beach" class battleships were counted as unsuccessful.

Although only the Shan "Long Beach" class battleship sank immediately because the ammunition depot or power cabin was directly hit, the rest of the "Long Beach" class also lost the opportunity to return to Guam. In fact, shortly after the shelling ended, the captain of the "Long Beach" class battleship that had not yet sunk was issued a despair order.

The problem is that the first main fleet still has not given up.

Before issuing the retreat order, Zhang Xuefeng also issued an attack order to the escort warships in the fleet, namely, launching the fifth round of attacks with heavy anti-ship missiles and long-range cruise missiles with sea attack capabilities.

However, this time the attack was not the main battleship of the first pilot fleet, but the escort warship.

Based on the situation at that time, Zhang Xuefeng must have learned from the battlefield information sent back by the "reconnaissance shells" that the five main battleships still floating on the sea had lost their value of rescue. They would soon sink. In other words, Zhang Xuefeng ordered the attack on the US escort warships not to prevent the US military from rescuing the damaged main battleships. After the war, many people believed that Zhang Xuefeng's primary purpose of this move was to prevent the US military from rescuing the officers and soldiers who fell into the water.

The reason is very simple. The US escort warships have many, and most of them have fleet air defense capabilities. The first main fleet escort warships are at most, such as Yu Mei, with the ability to attack seas, and the range exceeds kilometers. With the defensive capabilities of the US military's first-leading fleet, they will definitely be able to intercept these anti-ship missiles without being disturbed. In other words, the significance of attacking escort warships is not obvious. If Zhang Xuefeng's purpose is to sink the US escort warships, it should be after launching a missile attack.

That is, three minutes before the missile arrives, let eight "Qin-class main ships bombard the US escort warships with their main guns. Obviously, Zhang Xuefeng did not do this. It is true. Even if there is no way to prove that Zhang Xuefeng wanted the US officers and soldiers on the eight "Long Beach" class main ships to be buried in the sea, there is reason to believe that his command made the Republic Navy waste many old expensive anti-ship missiles. Fortunately, the successful outcome of this naval battle, especially the result of the complete annihilation of the US military's first-draft battleship, is enough to offset any waste.

Only after finishing the last thing, Zhang Xuefeng issued a return order.

At about 2:5:00! The first main fleet turned and sailed towards

Domineer.

Because the battle report was not issued without revealing its whereabouts, it was not until 4 hours later, at 6 o'clock on the Mingkou day that Zhang Xuefeng asked the communications consultant to send a good news with laser directional communication equipment.

At this time, the escort warship of the US military's first fleet had already carried many officers and soldiers who survived on the 8 main battleships. They embarked on a voyage back to Pearl Harbor.

Like the previous few naval battles, before obtaining the exact news, neither the Republic nor the U.S. authorities released any relevant news, and even blocked the news. Because after entering the state of war, in order to win, the government has the right to block the news, so this approach of both sides is understandable. By the same token, in the direction that contributes to the war, both sides will also release processed information, that is, the news released by the news media of both sides have been reviewed by the propaganda department and the intelligence department, and some news reports are even arranged by the propaganda department and the intelligence department.

In short, the propaganda after the Yap Naval War was even more intense than the naval war.

According to the propaganda of the Republic authorities, after arduous battles, the first main fleet of the Republic's Navy annihilated the largest U.S. Navy's first naval fleet, composed of dozens of large warships, in the western waters of the Mariana Islands. It forced the US military to voluntarily retreat from the Mariana Islands.

The US authorities also made similar propaganda. In the naval battle in the western Mariana Islands, they defeated the first main fleet of the Republic's Navy. After annihilation of the enemy's main force, they forced the enemy fleet to retreat to Naha and gave up the combat operations of attacking Tinian and Guam.

I have to say that the US authorities' propaganda is a bit too much.

Because just a few days later, the Republic Marines on Saipan landed on Tinianu with the support of the aviation and firepower support fleet. The Republic's Navy also took this opportunity to focus on Guam, so the false propaganda of the US authorities soon revealed its true colors.
Chapter completed!