#Mariana #Happy game broadcast of turkey piloting! NAVY Discord: / discord Worship KakaoTalk open chat room: https://open.kakao.com/o/gnMvZI0 Support: https://twip.kr/donate/hyen1404 Twitch broadcast // / hyen1404 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal. These naval battles were all fleet air battles centered around aircraft carriers, and the nature of the Pacific War changed little by little as these air battles progressed. In this way, fleet air battles had already become the center of naval warfare, and both Japan and the United States spurred aircraft production. Later, in 1944, the US military, which had defended Henderson Field after a bloody battle on Guadalcanal, began a full-scale counterattack and began aiming for Japan's absolute national defense sphere. Today's Navy story is about the Mariana Turkey Hunt and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In 1944, after the defeat on the Guadalcanal front, Japan could no longer continue its offensive and switched to the defensive. Japan established a maritime defense line linking the southern islands of Indonesia, western New Guinea, and the Ogasawara Islands to prepare for an American attack. At the same time, Japan established a plan to rebuild its fleet internally. On the other hand, the US military, which had defended Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, began to receive supplies produced under the wartime system one by one. In particular, the Hellcat fighter was a new model equipped with a 2,000 horsepower engine compared to the existing 1,200 horsepower F4F Wildcat, and was superior in all aspects to the existing fighter. In addition, the Essex-class aircraft carrier was a large aircraft carrier with a displacement of 36,000 tons and could carry up to 127 aircraft. The supplies were sufficiently consumed on the front lines and provided ample rest to the US Navy soldiers. The problem was the US military's route of advance. There were two main routes for the US military to advance. One was to advance toward New Guinea and enter the southern Philippines, and the other was to attack the central Pacific islands and head to Japan via Taiwan and China. At that time, General MacArthur advocated for the advance to New Guinea, and Admiral Ernest King advocated for the advance to the central Pacific. In fact, the generals representing the Army and the Navy had different positions on the route of advance. At that time, Admiral Ernest King suggested to the Army to invade the Mariana Islands as a compromise. The US Navy had secured a base for the central Pacific by occupying Truk Atoll, the base for the Gilbert Islands invasion operation and the Japanese Navy's southern operation, starting in November 1943. If the US Navy succeeded in occupying the Mariana Islands, it would have been able to bomb Tokyo with the range of the new bombers at that time, the B-29 bombers. General MacArthur also agreed to Admiral Ernest King's proposal, and the next target of the US military was decided to be the Mariana Islands. The US military entrusted the baton to Admiral Raymond Spruance for the invasion of the Mariana Islands, and took control of the Central Pacific Naval Forces. At this time, the core of the Naval Forces, Task Force 58, was placed under Admiral Mark Mitscher. In fact, Admiral Mitscher had an uncomfortable relationship with Admiral Spruance. At the Battle of Midway, Admiral Mitscher was the captain of the Hornet, and he fell out of favor with Admiral Spruance for covering up the mistakes of one of his subordinates, omitting and concealing reports. However, during the previous Gilbert Islands invasion operation, Admiral Nimitz actively suggested that Admiral Mitscher return to the front line due to his passive operation of aircraft carriers. Admiral Spruance reluctantly gave his permission, but he returned to the front line under the condition that he would be dismissed if he showed a disappointing attitude. The US Navy, which had completed all preparations, began a full-scale counterattack, and the large fleet of the 58th Task Force began to advance toward the Marianas. Japan also began to get busy with the movements of the US military. Japan had established absolute defense rights since mid-1943, and was planning to prepare for the upcoming US invasion, and to counter it by achieving a great victory and then halt the US Navy's advance. Accordingly, Japan predicted that the expected location of the US fleet would be either the Caroline Islands in the southern Philippines or the Mariana Islands. Then, in November 1943, as the US military's offensive became certain, such as the invasion of the Gilbert Islands and the invasion of the Truk Islands, it was expected that the US military would soon launch a large-scale offensive. At this time, the attack on the Truk Atoll and the attack on west