NS-3, Naval Knowledge, Unit 1 Chapter 5: U.S. Strategy and Naval Tactics
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What term is defined as the art and science of fighting battles?
Tactics
Strategy
Warfare
Conflict
Siege
What term is used to describe the large movements and disposition of forces among the theaters of operations and the direction of overall campaigns?
Strategy
Tactics
Logistics
Mobility
Amphibious Warfare
What strategic requirement led to the creation of the Mobile Logistic Support Forces (MLSF) prior to World War II?
The need to keep naval fleets connected with logistic support while they were forward supporting amphibious landings.
The need to build up our defenses in the Pacific prior to the invasion of these spots by Japan.
It came about due to the aggressive nature of German U-Boats in the Atlantic.
The recognized need that the U.S. be able to support its allies in the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres.
It was known early on that everything required to fight the Japanese would need to be brought from the U.S. as there were no forward bases overseas.
Which two Services worked together prior to the start of World War II to develop an Amphibious Warfare Doctrine?
The Navy and the Marine Corps
The Navy and the Army
The Marine Corps and the Army
The Air Force and the Marine Corps
The Navy and the Coast Guard
What quickly became the most successful tactical operation of World War II?
Amphibious Operations
Defensive Beach Emplacements
Paratroop landings behind enemy lines
Vertical Envelopment
Urban Warfare
Which of the following weapon systems did NOT first see action in World War II?
Helicopters
Armored columns of tanks
Recoilless artillery
Nuclear Bombs
Missiles
Which TWO items below were important tactical developments used in the Korean War?
Which of the following was NOT a new tactical use of helicopters developed during the Korean War?
Spearheading breaks in enemy lines.
Vertical Envelopment
Logistics Support
Gunfire Support
Insertion of special forces
What is the key to the survival of military forces in atomic warfare?
Dispersal
Body armor
Helicopter mobility
Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) equipment
Forward basing
The tactic of dividing up Army Division into 5 separate battle groups to counter the threat of nuclear warfare is known as what?
Pentomic
Triad dispersal
Forward strategy
"Smart" deployment
Defensive dispersal
Which TWO items below are examples of "Smart" weapons?
Approximately what percentage of our Armed Forces are deployed forward during normal peacetime conditions?
30 percent
40 percent
50 percent
25 percent
85 percent
In times of tension, deployed U.S. forces can be increased to what percentage for limited periods?
50 percent
85 percent
30 percent
40 percent
25 percent
Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of forward-deployed naval forces?
They can rely on allied sea ports for resupply items.
Naval forces carry most of their own supplies.
They operate in international waters and so are immune to many political difficulties.
They can often operate outside of the range of enemy countermeasures.
Their mobility complicates enemy detection and targeting problems.
Being "capable of destroying hostile forces in the theater of operations" best describes which general capability of our naval forces?
Offensive Power
Defensive Strength
The Ability to Project Power Ashore
Logistic Independence
Command and Control
Which Navy capability relies on long-range detection systems, such as airborne early warning and quick-reacting command and control systems?
Defensive Strength
The Ability to Project Power Ashore
Logistic Independence
Command and Control
Offensive Power
Which of the following is NOT one of the methods that naval forces use to project power ashore?
Long-range, early warning radar.
Gunfire
Missiles
Carrier-based aircraft
Amphibious landings
Which one of the following is NOT one of the four components of C4I?
Coordination
Intelligence
Communications
Control
Computers
What term is used to describe the five subdivisions of naval command and control?
C4I
Pentomic
Strategic Triad
Information Weapons Systems
Ocean surveillance
What term is used to describe conflict in which at least one of the opponents is operating from the sea with surface ships, submarines, or sea-based aircraft?
Naval warfare
Offensive warfare
Defensive warfare
Mine warfare
Amphibious warfare
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary areas of Naval Warfare?
These are all primary areas of Naval Warfare
Subsurface
Aerospace
Surface
None of the areas listed are primary areas of Naval Warfare.
Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental tasks of the U.S. Navy?
Special warfare
Air warfare
Surface warfare
Strike warfare
Space Warfare
Which fundamental naval warfare task deals with the control or denial of enemy harbor areas?
Mine warfare
Undersea warfare
Surface warfare
Strike warfare
Amphibious warfare
Which fundamental naval warfare task includes close air support or shore bombardment in support of troops in contact with enemy forces?
Amphibious Warfare
Strike Warfare
Surface Warfare
Air Warfare
Space Warfare
Which fundamental naval warfare task has the goal of denying the enemy effective use of its support ships and cargo-carrying vessels?
Surface Warfare
Amphibious Warfare
Strike Warfare
Air Warfare
Space Warfare
Which of the following is NOT one of the supporting warfare tasks of the U.S. Navy?
Space Warfare
Ocean Surveillance
Special Warfare
Electronic Warfare
Intelligence
Which supporting naval warfare task area has the goal of making naval operating forces as independent as possible of overseas bases?
Logistics
Electronic Warfare
Intelligence
Special Warfare
Ocean Surveillance.
What are the TWO categories of major naval ships?
Which category of major naval ships includes oilers?
Auxiliaries
Combatants
Support
Logistics
Resupply
The grouping of naval units to achieve a proper balance for a specific tactical employment is called what?
Tactical Force Organization
Pentomic Organization
The Strategic Triad
Forward Strategy
Vertical Envelopment
Which of the following is NOT an example of a naval Tactical Force Organization?