The Fast Attack Submarine: Its Role in the Operational Theater

Abstract

The Navy is shifting its emphasis from the blue water Navy to Naval Expeditionary Forces tailored for the joint environment to operate 'from the sea'. The fast attack submarine, as a multi-mission capable platform, will continue to play a role in the employment of forces in the operational theater. Because of its inherent characteristics the capabilities of the submarine are diverse. These capabilities include; surveillance and intelligence gathering, special warfare operations, mining, precision strike, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and others. Innovative uses of the submarine need to be examined especially in the area of special forces operations. The Joint Task Force Commander can use the submarine in many scenarios and must consider its use in the planning of contingencies, in the employment of forces, and in the application of the principles of war. The submarine force as a low risk - high gain force may become the weapon of choice for the operational commander in the regional conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266581

Entities

People

  • John E. Cohoon

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Attack Submarines
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Sea Control
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Task Forces
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.