Naval battles are battles and battles conducted by naval forces on the ocean. After the 18th century, they were usually conducted collaboratively by the navy and the army. Sometimes they could also be conducted by naval fleets alone. In terms of the basic types of naval battles, they can be divided into
Offensive warfare at sea and defensive warfare at sea.
Maritime mobile ship formations adopt offensive and defensive warfare, plus submarine warfare and anti-submarine warfare after the 19th century, as well as maritime blockade warfare and anti-blockade warfare, maritime destruction of transportation warfare and warfare to defend transportation lines, etc.
Therefore, the battle has only one purpose, which is to eliminate the enemy's naval strength and seize absolute control of the sea. The outcome of a naval battle plays a vital role in the situation of a certain maritime theater, and may also play an absolute role in the entire war.
Promote important and far-reaching impacts.
After entering the 19th century, when iron-clad battleships from various countries were successfully manufactured, a major change occurred in the history of human naval warfare. The emergence of destroyers and submarines added new arms to various naval battles. Major military powers began to
Wooden sail warships were gradually phased out in favor of the latest ironclad warships, as well as destroyers and submarines that could launch torpedoes.
These battleships with powerful firepower and thick armor have become the main ships in naval battles in the new era. However, looking at every naval battle, in addition to the advantages of battleships in naval battles, there is another point that cooperates with the army operations in naval battles. If both sides are in
While fighting for control of the sea, we also need to fight for land rights, so it is not a simple naval battle.
After the eight navies entered the Bohai Bay in 1900, the Far East launched a comprehensive battle in order to counterattack the invasion of China by other countries. This battle included the second Battle of the Yellow Sea. The Far East fleet was defeated with victory and attempted to seize the opportunity from Japan.
Main Island, a plan to transport army soldiers, and at the same time annihilated more than half of the main naval ships of Japan's new combined fleet.
Then it broke out again. The army prevented the coalition forces from going north. Then the famous naval battle of Bohai Bay, the Korean Strait, the South China Sea, etc. also broke out. At the same time, there were countless coordinated operations by the army, which finally lasted for half a year.
Afterwards, the Far East ended this war of aggression directed and staged by various countries at the end of 1900.
But in the end, after all countries signed an unconditional surrender agreement on the deck of the new flagship of the Far East Fleet, the Zhonghua, this battle to protect the homeland and the country, which affected hundreds of millions of Chinese people, was declared a complete victory.
According to incomplete historical records, the Far East Navy sank a total of 163 main ships of the naval fleets of various countries, killed more than 668,400 army personnel, and captured more than 468,500 people. It fully recovered the Northeast, Outer Northeast, Outer Mongolia and other places, and at the same time drove away the occupying Vietnam.
The decades-long French invaders in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and other places, as well as the recovery of the Philippine Islands leased to the United States, Hong Kong, and Macau from the United Kingdom.
In this great battle to protect the homeland and the country, the new Asian group in the Far East also gave its all, especially in the land battle in the South China Sea of Asia and the battle against the Tsarist Russian invaders in the Northeast.
, a total of 335,321 soldiers of the Far East Army died, especially the Eighth Field Army of the Far East. The original battle order of 150,000 people ended up in a bloody battle in front of 6 times the number of enemies. After the victory, the Eighth Army only had one regiment-level battle order left.
Less than 2,000 people.
At the same time, the main battle fleet of the Far East Navy, the Far East Fleet, with the cooperation of the North Korean coastal forts, successfully defeated the Russian Northern Fleet and followed the orders of the naval command to go to the South China Sea for support. However, at this time, it encountered the U.S. Pacific Squadron.
Due to the sudden attack in the Korean Strait, the Far East Fleet's ammunition base was insufficient, and the original plan to replenish it at Keelung Port in Taiwan failed, so it could only resort to a last-ditch battle.
But I didn't expect that the Far East Fleet finally defeated the American enemy with the spirit of defending the national honor to the death, especially the deputy captain Deng Shichang. During the naval battle, because all the artillery shells were fired, he ordered the armored battleship under his command to go at full speed.
Advancing directly towards the USS Washington, the flagship of the US Pacific Fleet, the USS Washington was so frightened that it immediately turned around and ran away.
However, due to the slow movement of the battleships, Captain Deng Shichang's idea of colliding the enemy ships failed. However, it showed the Chinese nation's unyielding fighting spirit in the face of foreign powers, and at the same time greatly improved the overall morale of the Far East Fleet.
The morale of the U.S. Pacific Fleet was greatly reduced, and both sides suffered heavy losses in the final naval battle.
In the early morning of June 27, 1900, the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet launched its first attack on the invaders from various countries in the Bohai Bay. Then in just two hours of fighting, it completely annihilated the ships of various fleets in the Bohai Bay. In the end, only
U.S. Asiatic Fleet, three warships escaped.
But just when the Yellow Sea Fleet was about to leave and return to the Korean port, Tsarist Russia suddenly declared war on the Far East. Just when Tsar Nicholas III originally thought it was a good thing to take advantage of the situation, the Far East had long been on guard against Tsarist Russia. In the Tsarist Russian Asia Fleet
When the coastal forts of Lushun and Lushun attacked the Yellow Sea Fleet, the officers and soldiers of the special brigade of the Far East Northeast Field Army who had long been lurking in the Lushun area immediately launched a critical battle.
Within an hour, the Luda area was under full control of the Far East. Seeing that the Tsarist Russia's Asiatic Fleet was in a bad situation, they immediately headed to the Korean Strait to prepare for a round with the Northern Fleet. However, how could the Yellow Sea Fleet in the Far East make their wish come true?
During the pursuit, the Yellow Sea Fleet pursued at full speed. At the same time, the secret submarine formation originally guarding North Korea's main military port, as well as the Z-1 reconnaissance submarine formation, immediately launched an attack on Tsarist Russia's Asian Fleet. In the end, Tsarist Russia's Asian Fleet also joined forces with Japan.
Like the fleet, it sank to the bottom of the Yellow Sea.
The two attack submarine formations, Sea Lion and Haima, which were responsible for attacking ships from various countries in the Bohai Bay, finally secretly returned to the North Korean military port to replenish torpedoes and fuel supplies after all the torpedoes on board were fired.
According to some historical records, before 8 o'clock in the morning on June 27, 1900, there were two naval battles. One was a naval battle in the Bohai Bay, and the other was a naval battle in the Korean Strait. According to the tonnage and strength of the naval ships, the Far East Fleet was far away
It was not as good as the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy, but the arrogant Tsar Nicholas III forgot one thing.
The Far East Fleet is a new type of fleet. The power and artillery systems of all ships are the most advanced equipment at the time. Although the Northern Fleet is far superior to the Far East Fleet in terms of number of ships and tonnage, in battle, the movement speed of the ships and the artillery
The attack launch speed is also very important. In the end, the Far East Fleet and the Russian Northern Fleet had a tie.
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