This naval battle, which took place at two different locations at about the same time, became known as the "First Battle of the Marianas" (the name of the Tang Empire), and the Tang Empire's navy was the undisputed victor in terms of results. In a tactical and strategic sense, the Tang Imperial Navy remained the victor. Unless the U.S. Navy sends its fleet of battleships, it can no longer support U.S. forces on the Mariana Islands. The navy of the Tang Empire still firmly grasped the sea and air supremacy on the battlefield and the initiative in the campaign, and the campaign was also unfolding in a direction favorable to the Tang Empire.

The "First Battle of the Marianas" was the first head-to-head confrontation in a war between the navies of the Don Empire and the United States, the two most powerful countries in the world. The "Battle of the Philippines" was a sneak attack by the US fleet, and the Tang Imperial fleet barely moved an effective attack, so it is of little reference value for the comparison of naval strength between the two sides. "The First Battle of the Marianas" as the first frontal battle between the fleets of the two sides (which still has a lot of sneak attack elements) The two sides concentrated all the aircraft carriers that could be mobilized, and sent the best aircraft carrier commanders, Tan Renhao and Halsey both missed the "Battle of the Philippines" for different reasons, although the two did not face each other head-to-head on the battlefield, but the performance of both can be described as "excellent", and this directly determines the final significance of the naval battle.

The performance of Tan Renhao and the officers and men of the First Task Force in the battle can almost be described as "perfect," and the only flaw was that they underestimated the strike capability of the US shore-based air force, which had no decisive impact on the campaign. With not a single battleship on its side heavily damaged, at the cost of less than 30 fighters (more than 30 pilots were killed, including 22 fighter pilots killed in the defending fleet), the 17th Task Force was almost completely annihilated, two enemy aircraft carriers (the result of the "Lexington" battle was later counted on the head of the 1st Task Force) and eight other capital warships (referring to destroyers and large warships of which are above the destroyer) were destroyed, and more than 4ooo officers and men of the enemy were destroyed. These results alone will be enough to determine the balance of power between the two sides in the Pacific theater in the coming months.

Although the 16th Task Force under Halsey's command suffered heavy losses, the two aircraft carriers were unable to participate in the battle for several months, and the fleet lost a large number of officers and men (especially pilots), but this was not Halsey's fault. The performance of the fighters equipped by the US military is lagging behind. The poor quality of the pilots (compared to the pilots of the Tang Imperial Navy), the overall strength of the 16th Task Force was inferior to that of its opponents, and the unfavorable battlefield conditions were all important reasons for the heavy losses suffered by the 16th Task Force. Halsey himself is not bad, and it can be described as "excellent". With so many unfavorable factors, if someone else, such as Fletcher, Task Force 16 may not be able to deal a heavy blow to Task Force 2. Let the largest task force of the Tang Empire go back to recuperate, I'm afraid that even the 16th task force itself will be wiped out!

This naval battle brought not only the future exhibition of the Mariana Islands Campaign, but more importantly, it gave the navies of both sides a new understanding of the opponent, which directly affected the entire Pacific War, and made the supreme commanders of both sides more cautious and cautious in deciding on the future war exhibition.

Before this battle, the Tang Imperial Navy did not look down on the formidable opponent on the other side of the ocean. Although no one will deny the war potential of the United States, but in the naval forces of the Don Empire, especially before the "Battle of the Philippine Sea". Hardly anyone considers the US Navy a great threat. When the Tang Imperial Navy came out of adversity. Proud of defeating Japan, a stubborn enemy, step by step, and gaining supremacy in the western Pacific. The atmosphere of underestimating the enemy also spread (this was actually an important reason for the fiasco of the "Battle of the Philippine Sea") Almost all the officers and men of the Tang Imperial Navy believed that the US Navy had no actual combat experience, and that its equipment and tactics were backward, and the quality of its officers and men, psychological state, and so on were inferior to their own, so they could quickly defeat the United States.

If the "Battle of the Philippines" was a resounding slap in the face, then the "First Battle of the Marianas" was a scoop of cold water. The Second Task Force was the most powerful, most disciplined, and most qualified officers and men of the Imperial Navy. The most advanced fleet, which was heavily armed and heavily damaged by the American fleet in an operational state, was still a heavy blow to a much smaller fleet, much less qualified, and much less equipped. Just one point is enough to wake up many officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire Navy who are still in shock, arrogance, or other feelings.

The United States is an adversary that must not be underestimated. It should not be taken lightly. Under such circumstances, the most powerful task force of the Tang Empire can be paralyzed, and if the conditions are equal, then the second task force may not even be able to return to a fireboat (a small power boat used for communication and communication between large warships)!

It was also after this naval battle that the entire Tang Imperial Navy began to attach importance to this opponent and put it on an equal footing with itself. This is the correct attitude towards the enemy. It was precisely this timely and correct understanding of the Tang Imperial Navy that prevented more disasters.

Similarly, the "First Battle of the Marianas" had a significant impact on the US Navy and even on the United States.

After the "Battle of the Philippine Sea", the attitude of the US Navy was somewhat similar to that of the Tang Imperial Navy, and there were few people who could really recognize the combat effectiveness of the Tang Empire's Navy (Nimitz, Halsey and other outstanding generals were representatives of this few) The huge victory even made many Americans (mainly politicians) think that the war against the Tang Empire could be ended in a very short period of time, and the victory belonged to the United States. There was also a "victorious" argument in the United States, which eventually led to the fiasco of the "First Battle of the Marianas" (at that time, the decision to counterattack Asunción was not made by Nimitz himself, but by pressure from above) When the news of the death and wounding of the two task forces reached the United States, even the President of the United States was so shocked that he convened a meeting of top government officials overnight (it was the early morning of the 4th Washington time). The news was immediately blocked, and in order to stabilize the situation at home, the US government announced a big victory (sinking three Tang Empire aircraft carriers and severely damaging two) The tide of the war is turning in favor of the United States. In fact, the inside of the U.S. ** team is different.

Nimitz convened a meeting of the senior generals of the Pacific Theater of Operations the next day, and the wounded Fletcher and Halsey had not yet been sent back to Pearl Harbor. Nimitz then announced a new transfer order that would have the eight battleships in Pearl Harbor, as well as the other ships, ready to go out at any time.

Of course, these military transfers are secondary. The impact of the fiasco is more evident in the perception of the war by U.S. officials and soldiers. In the same month, the President of the United States revised the 24-year (Tang calendar) plan for economic and industrial production. Military spending has increased by 258 (the vast majority of which is invested in the Navy), the degree of newly built warships (especially aircraft carriers) has accelerated, and newly developed fighters will also be equipped with troops in advance. The troops transferred to the Pacific Theater have also increased a lot of supplies allocated to the Pacific Theater. To this end, the United States has even reduced some of its supplies to its European allies, delayed its plan to send troops to the European theater by three months (which is extremely important), and reduced its supply of fighter planes (especially advanced fighter jets and heavy bombers) to its European allies by at least 30 percent. It was this campaign that prompted the United States to focus on the Pacific theater. The strategic plan of "first the West and then the East" formulated by the United States that year was also affected by this campaign.

In the US military, actions to improve the quality of officers and men (especially pilots), to complete the equipment and training of new weapons (especially carrier-based fighters, radars, antiaircraft guns, and warships) as soon as possible, to rectify the discipline of the army (the 17th Task Force taught a painful lesson), to improve the combat readiness of the troops, and to strengthen the ties between various combat units, were all carried out very quickly.

From the point of view of mobilization, the United States did it more thoroughly than the Tang Empire. This is the unique geographical condition of the United States. Not the same as the Don Empire. The United States does not need to worry about security at home. While the European theater of war was important, it did not threaten the American homeland. In the aftermath of this campaign, the United States has learned a thing. That is, defeating the Tang Empire was the key to the whole war. As long as the Tang Empire is defeated, then neither the Persian Empire, nor the German Empire can be an opponent of the United States, and it is only a matter of time before victory is achieved (this is actually the basis on which the United States developed the strategy of "first west and then east", for which the United States can even abandon its allies on the big 6 in Europe) On the contrary, if defeated by the Tang Empire, then everything is over.

On the contrary, the Tang Empire did not have the conditions to devote all its forces to the Pacific theater in a desperate attempt like the United States. The reason is also very simple, the Tang Empire did not have the geographical conditions of the United States. The threat on the Big 6 is something that the Tang Empire must consider. Moreover, the success or failure of this ally of the German Empire will also be directly related to the fate of the Tang Empire, and it is impossible for the Tang Empire to abandon the German Empire and fight all the enemies alone. Therefore, the Tang Empire had to invest a lot of forces (or even most of its strength) in the Great 6 battlefield, which actually limited the Tang Empire's investment in the Pacific theater.

In these respects, the "First Battle of the Marianas" can be said to be the opening ceremony of the "bloody battle" in the Pacific. This naval battle also foreshadowed that neither of the world's most powerful countries would retreat easily in future battles. In addition to the quality of the army, the performance of the equipment, the morale and fighting spirit of the officers and men, and the ability of the commanders, what determines the war is the strength of the country. This is a battlefield where strength determines victory or defeat, a battlefield where you must pay a lot of blood and declare victory in order to win!

As the commander of the First Task Force, Tan Renhao would not think about it so much, what he could think of was actually very simple, that is, to win the victory, help Lei Shaoqing, and at the same time help himself. Of course, Tan Renhao did not dare to underestimate the joy of the victory of the powerful opponent of the United States (more often those excellent commanders of the US Navy), which did not make Tan Renhao excitedly forget that he was still on the battlefield, let alone that the enemy still had enough strength.

The replenishment of the fleet is not carried out quickly, and in combat operations, the fleet is often high sailing (over 18 knots of standard cruising degree), fuel consumption is very fast, a large number of reconnaissance operations, and decisive attack operations, so that the aircraft carrier carries aviation gasoline is also running out. A lot of ammunition is also consumed, and the next thing is mainly to carry out ground strike missions, so it is necessary to carry more ground strike ammunition than ammunition against warships. The resupply work lasted from before dawn until late in the evening. Subsequently, the 1st Task Force and the supply flotilla left for the battlefield and returned to the ports in the rear.

Early on the morning of the 7th, the fleet returned to the sea area where it was scheduled to fight. At daybreak, the replenishment fighters transferred from Iwo Jima landed on two aircraft carriers. Most of these fighters were transferred from the rear. Originally, Tan Renhao's application for the excellent pilots of the Second Task Force was not approved by the Navy Command, because these pilots had to go back to be investigated (this is a new Navy rule) before they could return to the unit.

At eight o'clock, after Hao Dongjue had completed the list of targets he had received the day before, the fleet sent the first batch of bombers to bomb the US fortifications on Agriphan Island, and two squadrons of fighters were also dispatched to carry out combat patrols over Agriphan Island to deal with the US bombers. Task Force 1 has begun a new mission.

In the afternoon of the same day, Tan Renhao received a specific mission plan from the Navy Command. The 1st and 3rd Task Forces will be responsible for day and night strikes in support of the 6th Sentai Ascend 6 operation, respectively. On the day of the 6th Sentai boarding, the two fleets will concentrate on providing fire support to the 6th Sentai Sentaic. Subsequently, Task Force 1 will take over an emergency supply on the battlefield during the night (meaning getting supplies on the battlefield, which is very dangerous and must not be risked unless specifically caused) and will be responsible for supporting the 6 Squadrons after dawn, while Task Force 3 will still carry out night support missions.

In other words, Task Force 1 used bombers to "deliver" bombs to the 6th Squadron during the day, acting as a long-range artillery fleet. This was Tan Renhao's most annoying task, and the only thing that pleased him was that the chief of staff approved his other request, which temporarily assigned three large air defense cruisers, four heavy cruisers, and eight destroyers that originally belonged to the Second Task Force to the command of the First Task Force. Of course, Task Force 1 has to make a bigger contribution with these ships!