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The Great Battle of Hansan, which turned the tide of the Imjin War, is exactly 430 years ago.
As the movie about this battle was released, interest in Hak Ik-jin's tactics and the turtle ship's activities at that time increased.
Correspondent Im Sang-beom.
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[During the movie 'Hansan: Appearance of the Dragon': We need an overwhelming victory now.]
Early on July 8, 1592.
A combined fleet of 58 ships of the Joseon naval forces departs Dangpo.
The 73 ships of the Japanese commander Wakizaka, anchored in the narrow canal of Gyeonnaeryang, were caught up in a manned operation by the Joseon naval forces and chased them all the way to Hansando Island.
The turtle ship, which was at the forefront of the left and right, suddenly turns and fires cannons, blocking the lead of the Japanese fleet.
[Im Won-bin / Former Naval Academy Professor: The turtle ship never used collision tactics.
Like the assault tactics of the turtle ship, it is basically for subduing the steamship.]
Meanwhile, the rest of the ships complete a huge encirclement, Hakikjin.
[Jang Myung Jang/Director of Soon-Shin Lee Research Center at Soonchunhyang University: If you spread your wings in the shape of a crane and shoot as many pictures as they are similar to, one impact point is formed in the center and you can attack.]
The Panokseon of Joseon has a flat bottom, so the turning radius is short and the firing range of the President is short. It maximized the advantage of being much farther than the Japanese guns.
Why were 47 ships burned, 12 captured and more than 8,000 killed.
On the other hand, the Joseon naval forces suffered no damage.
It was Yi Sun-sin who first used the Hakikjin, which was used only on land, in naval battles.
[Jang Myung Jee/Director of Soon-Shin Lee Research Center, Soonchunhyang University: This is not an old-fashioned way of thinking that relies on customs, but a way to win a war and an innovative way of thinking.]
Fierce espionage battles also played a part in the victory. I did.
The day before the Battle of Hansan, he established a detailed operation with the intelligence of Mokdong Kim Cheon-son, who had grasped the movements of the Japanese army, and led the combined operation by persuading fellow generals such as Won-gyun Won-gyun, an excellent police officer in Gyeongsang Province and Eok-gi Lee Eok-gi, a Jeollau officer.
As the Japanese forces, which had pushed up to Pyongyang, lost control of the sea, their amphibious advance operation also failed.
Information warfare, wargames, combined forces.
The key factors that determine victory or defeat in modern warfare were also applied to the Battle of Hansan 430 years ago.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi later issued a ban on naval battles, and the Imjin War ended in a victory for Joseon.
[Im Won -bin
/ Former Naval Academy Professor: The Battle of Hansan was the naval battle that sentenced Toyotomi Hideyoshi to death for his strategy of invasion of Joseon]
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