"Congratulations to you, because of you, we can achieve such a glorious achievement!" Although Li Ningyu still sent such a congratulatory message to Li Donghua after the Battle of the Coral Sea, at this time, there was a huge crowd in the headquarters of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii's Far East Base.
There was a gloomy atmosphere because a Typhoon-class submarine sank during this naval battle.
Within the Far East Corps, it is well known that the cost of a Typhoon-class strategic submarine is much higher than that of a light aircraft carrier. However, from the strategic perspective of the entire Coral Sea Battle, the Battle of the Coral Sea has great consequences for both the United States, Japan, and the United States.
The Pacific War situation, as well as the history of world naval warfare and the First World War, have profound significance.
First of all, as the prelude to the Coral Sea War, it was the First World War. Although there were not too many maritime warships participating in this tripartite battle, the scale of the battle was not very large, and the intensity was not very high, but
After all, the Battle of the Coral Sea was the world's first duel between aircraft carriers. As we all know, in previous modern naval battles, the two sides' large-gun warships approached to a relatively close range and used ship-based artillery to resolve disputes. The Battle of the Coral Sea
The battle was completely different. The warships on both sides did not fire too many cannons or launch a large number of torpedoes. The three parties in the main battle did not enter each other's sight many times. Instead, they carried out long-distance weapons within a range of hundreds of nautical miles.
carrier-based aircraft to win.
This kind of sea battle is the first time in the history of world naval warfare, but it is not accidental. It is the inevitable result of the aviation technology introduced by the Far East Army and the development of weapons in the twentieth century. This kind of sea battle points out a clear direction for the Pacific War.
, Since then, the world's major powers have also realized that whoever can understand this new maritime feature more quickly and more deeply, and improve their maritime combat capabilities accordingly in the future, will be more likely to achieve greater success in future battles.
Judging from subsequent developments, it is obvious that the naval fleets of European countries discovered this too late.
Second, from the perspective of maritime tactical gains and losses, the Japanese-American coalition lost two medium-sized aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers, seven destroyers, 365 aircraft, and 5,543 people died. Japan lost three light aircraft carriers and 169 aircraft.
, eight cruisers, 11 destroyers, and 8,074 people died. From the perspective of casualties, the Far East Navy clearly achieved an absolute tactical victory in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
But looking a little further, if the results of the last decisive battle on the European continent that took place a week later are directly linked to the subsequent events of the Battle of the Coral Sea, then there is no doubt that the Far East Army won a decisive victory, because then
The arriving Far East Fleet, commanded by Far East Rear Admiral Xiao Yu, successfully defeated the Coral Sea that Japan had originally controlled southward, as well as Australia's strategic plan for part of the sea lanes. This also dealt a heavy blow to Japan once again, making their
Strategic forces have undergone major changes.
This was a sea battle that had never happened before in history. Although the Battle of the Coral Sea was just a major reversal on the Pacific battlefield, it brought the First World War into its final stage because both Britain and Germany saw the differences.
The original strategic stalemate began to end, which also marked the beginning of the final battle of World War I.
After the war, Li Ningyu planned to keep the East China aircraft carrier battle group in the Coral Sea and Hawaii, but in the end he changed his mind and asked the remaining China East aircraft carrier battle group to quickly rush to the eastern waters of the United States, thus pushing the United States into a blind spot.
Using a combination of sea and land for containment, the Second U.S.-Mexican War was victorious, and finally the United States had to withdraw from the European war.
In the following months, the Japanese army and the US military also wanted to take a military demonstration to recover the face and losses they had lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, so they also sent an army unit to occupy Ocean Island and Nauru.
Islands, but Li Donghua finally resorted to a trick and ordered Xiao Yu, commander of the Far East Fleet, to personally lead the warships to the waters within 500 nautical miles of the Eastern Solomon Islands, so that the aircraft carriers "Anhui" and "Zhejiang" could set up a battle array with the Far East Fleet.
, to confuse the Japanese and American coalition forces.
In the end, the Japanese and American navies believed that the Far Eastern Navy's East China aircraft carrier battle group had arrived in the South Pacific. This trick subsequently worked. After the Japanese and American coalition's offensive forces discovered the two Far Eastern aircraft carriers, they immediately hurriedly withdrew from the occupied islands and set up operations in the South Pacific.
Troops were deployed on the sea, and the Far East Army had reached the strength to contain the Japanese and American coalition forces' northward attack. As time went by, the smoke and clouds of the Battle of the Coral Sea completely dissipated, but the Far East Army and the Japanese and American coalition forces began to calm down on the surface.
Next, a new large-scale offensive is brewing.
The impact of the Battle of the Coral Sea was still great, because Li Ningyu said in public: "This is a decisive and far-reaching victory!".
And how far-reaching is the significance of this? In fact, the specific point is that the Japanese First Air Force was completely disintegrated, and the American Fifth Air Force was basically crippled. Because of the loss of two medium-sized aircraft carriers, the United States originally wanted to
After the Battle of the Coral Sea, the plan to participate in the First World War in Europe was aborted. Now it was not only impossible to realize it, but also completely lost.
From an arithmetic point of view, the Battle of the Coral Sea lost the ability of the United States to advance in the Pacific region, which directly affected the later development of the United States. The Battle of the Coral Sea was almost the fairest battle in the Pacific War, which basically reflected both sides.
The comprehensive combat effectiveness of the two American aircraft carriers would not have been sunk if the United States had not underestimated the enemy and sent the First and Second Air Group of the United States Combined Fleet to participate in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
It's too cruel.
But it was this victory of the Far East Army that made Kaiser Wilhelm II and King Edward VII no longer willing to waste any more time, so the two sides began a final fight on the European continent, but the result was still the same.
The two sides went from an encounter to a stalemate. In the end, problems such as a large shortage of strategic materials arose within the Allied Powers Group. In the end, they had to seek help from the Far East Group. However, Li Ningyu did not agree, and instead suggested that the Allies and the Entente Powers negotiate a peace.
Upon hearing Li Ningyu's reply, Kaiser Wilhelm II stamped his feet angrily, while King Edward VII laughed heartily. But at this moment, the Northeast Aircraft Carrier Battle Group of the Far East Navy located in the North Sea of Europe suddenly left the port and headed directly towards
Heading towards the British mainland, this made Britain and Germany nervous, but the Far East Navy just circled outside the British door and went back. Although some people were confused, William II and Edward VII still