Modern Naval Combat

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Dávid Miller Chris Miller
250 colour photographs 43 full colour perspective drawings More than 120 explanatory diagrams
The modern warship is a structure of enormous complexity, one whose myriad advanced systems must function reliably and efficiently in a frequently harsh environment while occupying the minimum of space. In the first part of this book Dávid Miller examines the various elements which must be combined in a fighting ship, from the basic outline of the hull shape and the choice of propulsion machinery to the selection and layout of the sensors on which it relies, the weapons it needs to fight and survive and the refinements of C3 and electronic systems on which it must depend in the face of airborne, surface and sub-surface threats to its survival.
The second part is devoted to a fascinating examination of modern warship design in the form of superb colour perspective artwork covering all the major warship categories and the precise forms they have taken in the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Dávid Miller Chris Miller
250 colour photographs 43 full colour perspective drawings More than 120 explanatory diagrams
The modern warship is a structure of enormous complexity, one whose myriad advanced systems must function reliably and efficiently in a frequently harsh environment while occupying the minimum of space. In the first part of this book Dávid Miller examines the various elements which must be combined in a fighting ship, from the basic outline of the hull shape and the choice of propulsion machinery to the selection and layout of the sensors on which it relies, the weapons it needs to fight and survive and the refinements of C3 and electronic systems on which it must depend in the face of airborne, surface and sub-surface threats to its survival.
The second part is devoted to a fascinating examination of modern warship design in the form of superb colour perspective artwork covering all the major warship categories and the precise forms they have taken in the hands of the major naval powers. Full details and background accompany the illustrations, which are amplified by profiles specifying the location of all the major weapons and sensors on the vessels of each class dealt with.
The third and final part describes the tactical employment of the ships, dealing with the historical evolution of naval tactics and current practice in surface, anti-submarine, air and mine warfare. Among the most striking themes to emerge from this penetrating analysis are the ways in which somé fundamental problems have remained constant since the first clash of ships at sea, and the way in which each of the individual aspects of naval operations impinges on all the others, so that the naval commander is faced, second by second, with a huge and constantly changing rangé of tactical choices.
Throughout, the book is lavishly illustrated with both superb colour photographs and detailed explanatory diagrams, all combining to explain how and why the ships are built the way they are, the operation of the various systems both individually and in combination, and the precise nature of their tactical employment — in short, all the possibilities and limitations with which the modern task force commander must contend in an aréna that encompasses more than two thirds of the world's surface, the depths below and the skies above. Vissza