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34 NAVAL KNOW LEDGE

Each type of ship has unique tactical capabilities and diOcrent STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
primary and secondary missions in the conduct of naval warfare
1. vVhat is the mission of the Navy?
and support of U.S. national military stratcgy. Navy planners and
tacticians attempt to structure our naval forccs in such tl way that 2. \Vhat are the Navy's two basic functions?
there is tllways a proper bnlancc of ship types to accomplish the 3. \Vhat is the advnntage of having naval forces deployed in
expected warfare tasks. peacetime oversens?
The grouping of units to nchieve a proper bnlancc for a specific 4. \>\'hat is the tactical key to surviv;:ll in atomic warf.1re?
tactical requirement is called tactical force OIgall;zati011. Navy units
5. ,"Vhat are the essentinl tactical capnbilities of our general
arc operationally deployed in task organizations designed for spe-
purpose forces?
cific jobs, as, for example, an undersea warfare (USW) task group,
6. ,"Vhat arc the three naval warfare areas?
carrier strike group. tlll amphibious task force. or an underway
replenishment group. 7. \>\'hat are the fundamental t;:lCtical warf.1l'e tasks of the Navy?
Under normal conditions. about 30 percent of our active oper- 8. \Vhat are the supporting tactical warfiue tasks of the Nav)'?
ating naval forces arc deployed ovcrseas in a fully operational sta-
9. How do Navy planners and tacticians attempt to structure
tus. Another 40 percent are operationally ready. but assigned to Navy tactical forces?
fleets working out of U.S. ports. These are ready for immediate
deployment to reinforce forward-deployed forces if required. The
remaining 30 percent are in il reduced operating status. undergo- CRIT ICAL T H INKING
ing planned maintenance or conducting basic training. In time of
t. Research the factors that would contribute to a warship's
increased tension, the deployed forces can be increased to 50 per-
survivability in the event of an attack b)1 atomic weapons at
cent or more for limited periods. Under e>.i"reme conditions of gen- sea. \'Vh)1 would dispersal of forces be an important tnctic at
eral mobilization, up to 85 percent of the fleet could be deployed, sea in this type of attack?
as it was during most of\Vorld \'Var II.
2. Givcn the demise of the Soviet Union following the Cold
Current naval planning foresees far greater emphasis on joint \·Var, is it still important for the United Sttltes to maintain its
and combined operations in littoral (coastal) areas in the years strategic nuclear triad? \Vhy?
to come. This means thtlt in future conflicts our naval forces can
3. \Vh)1 is it of ongoing importance today that the U.S. Nav)' and
expect to operate closely with clements of the Air Force, Army.
the other U.S. militaq' services maintain a defensive missile
Coast Guard, reserve forces. and available nllied forces to accom-
shield capable of intercepting incoming enemy guided and
plish the desired objective of force projection onto land. The exact ballistic missiles?
composition of strike nnd support forces will be tnilored to meet
the specific requirements of each missioll.
VOCABULARY

power projection unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
battlcspace strategic forces
tactics littoral area
slllart wcapons C41
nuclear triad strategic deterrence
tactical nuclear weapons joint and combined operations