Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations
Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations by Wayne P. Hughes is a comprehensive exploration of naval battle tactics, spanning from the age of sail to contemporary warfare. Published by Naval Institute Press in 2018, this third edition consists of 370 pages and is presented in English. The book examines the evolution of naval strategies, focusing on historical trends, constants, and variables that influence individual battles.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of combat data, including the impact of hitting and damage rates, as well as maneuvering techniques that have shaped naval engagements over time. This edition emphasizes the rapid advancements in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, and cyber warfare, highlighting their implications for future naval operations. Additionally, it discusses the interplay between naval operations, wartime campaigns, and coalition tactics, particularly in relation to the U.S. Navy, while addressing the increasing relevance of land-sea interactions in littoral combat.
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The revised edition of this indispensable work still covers battle tactics at sea from the age of fighting sail to the present, with emphasis on trends (factors that have changed throughout history), constants (things that have not changed), and variables (things pertinent to each individual battle). Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects of information warfare, and how they are changing the ways battles at sea will be fought and won. It also describes how the interaction between naval operations, wartime campaigns, and coalition tactics have affected war at sea, with special emphasis on the U.S. Navy. It also points out the growing connection between land and sea in littoral combat.
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