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158 GLOSSARY

TACTICS-the employment of a militmy unit or units in UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT (UNREP)-replenish-
battle. ment by use of other ships while the receiving ship is
TIMETABLE-a schedule listing the times at which cer- underway.
tain events are planned to take place. UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE-use of
TRENCH WARFARE-a type of land warfare conunon submarines to attack any type of enemy target ship-
during World War I, typified by assaults and cOlmter- ping, usually without prior warning.
attacks against entrenched enemy positions or fortifi- U.s. FLAG SHIPS-merchant ships registered in the
cations. United States and operating under the American flag
TRIANGULATION-the location of an unknown position on the high seas.
or target by forming a triangle having the unknown lo- VIETNAMIZATION-name given to the process
cation mld two known angles as the vertices. wherein the conduct and control of all military oper-
TURBINE-a multibladed rotor, driven by steatn 01' ations in South Vielnatn were turned over to the
other hot gases or a liquid, 'which, in hu'n} drives a armed forces of that country upon the withdrawal of
propeller or compressor. u.s. troops in the early 1970s.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER-a surrender with WARHEAD-forward section of a torpedo or missile
no preconditions. that carries the explosive charge.
UNDERSEA WARFARE (USW)-a term encompassing WAR MATERIEL-the equipment, apparatus, and re-
all aspects of warfare beneath the sea, including but lated supplies of a military force engaged in warfare.
not limited to antisubmarine wmfare (ASW), mine war- WAR OF ATTRlTION-a lengthy war in which both
fare, and UOT operations. sides concentrate on reducing the other's forces
UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM (UDT)-a teatn rather than capturing territory.
of specially trained personnel who do reconnaissance WATERLINE-the line on a vessel's hull to which it
and demolition work along the beaches prior to an sinks "'Then in the water.
amphibious assault.