In the final analysis, admiral gorshkov as a naval strategist is a paradox. Harpoon uses the same format and terms as the other admirality trilogy games. In the us navy, one result of this consideration was the publication of this book which proposed an approach to modeling conflict between the usn and soviet naval forces. Significant upgrading of naval infantry would be required if soviet leaders decide to task naval infantry with global responsibilities. A new chapter traces the evolution of missile tactics at sea and includes details of attacks on ships. Soviet tactics relied heavily on speed, firepower and discipline and heavy losses were expected and taken into account.
Report from general zakharov and admiral fokin to the defense council and premier khrushchev on initial plans for soviet navy activities in support of operation anadry, 18 september 1962, describing arrangements to send to cuba a squadron of submarines, including a brigade of torpedo submarines and a division of missile submarines, with two submarine. Download fleet tactics and naval operations ebook in pdf, epub, mobi. Many changes emphasize joint operations and coastal combat. A former yugoslav naval officer uses his intimate knowledge of soviet naval methods, minds, and technologies to produce the first book to address soviet naval theory. In an academic environment, officers study these various tactics doctrinal templates or doctemps, their historical em. Natos plan to crush the soviet union in battle by robert farley follow drfarls on twitter l last but not least, nato had missile options if the conflict went nuclear. Soviet naval activity post wwii weapons and warfare. Trotskys condema tior2 of srtclt methods as applied to fhe arts of war, qtrofed i n thefirst paragraph. Soviet naval strategy now emphasizes five primary missions. They only make sense if you consider that a soviet commander would deploy the highest possible concentration of fighting power in the smallest area during the smallest time to achieve overwhelming superiority and that. How the soviet navy would have fought world war iii war is. Vego, milan, soviet naval tactics, naval institute press, 1992. The period with which this analysis deals begins in the early 1960s, when soviet theorists first began to weigh the implications of their navys acquisition of nuclearmissile weapons on its tactics.
This is especially true for soviet naval tactics, where the naval engagement morskoy boy in particular has evolved at the hands of theorists in significant, and revealing, ways over the past 20 years. Naval tactics is the collective name for methods of engaging and defeating an enemy ship or fleet in battle at sea during naval warfare, the naval equivalent of military tactics on land. Since there is not a look inside on this volume we need to spend a bit. The first of six public releases of translated venona messages was made in july 1995 and included 49 messages about the soviets efforts to gain information on the u. He was a consummate planner and innovator in addition to his political skills. In many cases, this report conveyed the scope and breadth of soviet military strength to u. Naval institute to gain access to this article and other. Since there is not a look inside on this volume we need to spend a bit of time seeing how this text is organized. Naval tactics is the collective name for methods of engaging and defeating an enemy ship or fleet in battle at sea during naval warfare, the naval equivalent of military tactics on land naval tactics are distinct from naval strategy. Soviet naval infantry a substantial, longterm role in soviet military affairs. This is further evidenced by the fact that the 1973 arabisraeli war was the genesis for the creation of the us armys airland battle 2000 doctrine. Fleet tactics download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Army guides cold war soviet army 1980s the purpose of this page is to bring together all the different posts that i have written around the soviet army.
Despite the cold war tensions between the united states and the soviet union, the security. Naval tactics are concerned with the movements a commander makes in. The paradox of admiral gorshkov center for international. In an early engagement the cruiser varyag perished in an uneven battle. Nevertheless, present assigned missions assure soviet naval infantry a substantial, longterm role in soviet military affairs. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
In ukraine, for example, thirdparty deniable agents included prorussian loyalists and local. Over the period from 1934 to 1938, the number of naval airplanes increased from 255 to 1433 items, coastal defence guns from 364 to 896. Kritskiy were the designers of this subs soviet version. Infantry tactical manual of the red army 1942 edition. Naval infantry morskoy pekhoty land and coastal troops. Wegener, edward, the soviet naval offensive, naval institute press, 1975. Till, geoffrey and bryan ranft, the sea in soviet strategy 2nd ed, naval institute press, 1989. In many cases, this report conveyed the scope and breadth of soviet military. Except for participation in world war ii when naval infantry units were formed to assist in the protection of the strategic flanks of the red army, naval infantry had not been part of the soviet military force structure until 24 july 1964. Acknowlegments a master t s thesis, although the product of indiv.
The russian pacific fleet was unprepared for the developed might of the. Pdf major innovations have changed the shape of soviet military doctrine over the past decade. Soviet power projection capabilities are impressive in the persian. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Harpoon 4 4th edition is a tactical naval miniatures game that covers all aspects of maritime combat from 1955 to the present day.
Vego, 1992, naval institute press edition, in english. Russias strategy, tactics, and influence in the former soviet union vera zakem, paul saunders, and daniel antoun with contributions by. These official components of the fleet operate in conjunction with merchantmen that double as minelayers or. Russian and soviet navies following defeat by japan in 190405, russia dropped from 3rd ranked navy to 6th significant reforms in the russian navy 1905 naval ministry replaces naval authority 1906 naval general staff created main focus of navy is followon war. Coastal troops are moving to the organizational structure of army corps. Russias strategy, tactics, and influence in the former soviet union vera zakem, paul saunders, and daniel antoun with contributions by dmitry gorenburg and michael markowitz november 2015. The soviet navy included the naval aviation, naval infantry, and the coastal artillery.
Russiasoviet union have had some outstanding designers of naval platforms and systems admiral makarov the soft armorpiercing cap during wwii, little to brag about in the naval developments stalin focused on the land war naval assets performed land warfare duties. Adjacent to each text file is a pdf of the article, which accurately and fully conveys the content as it appeared in the issue. After the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, the russian federation inherited the largest part of the soviet navy and reformed it into the russian navy, with smaller parts becoming the basis for navies of the newly independent post soviet states. Fleet tactics and naval operations book pdf download. Battlegroup cwwp01 soviet tank divisionguards tank division a a a guards formation was organisationally identical to a non guards formation. Navy tactics, doctrine, and training requirements for littoral. Fleet tactics and coastal combat, 2nd edition by wayne p.
To be sure, gorshkov ranks among the great naval leaders of the 20 th century. Extensively researched and tested, the rules allow play so relistic the game has been used for training by the u. The prototype of these submarines was the german sub e1 which soviet designers happened to examine during the first navaltechnical cooperation between the ussr and germany in the 1930s. Often referred to as the red fleet, the soviet navy was a large part of the soviet unions strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the. Russian tactics at battalion level and below can best be described as battle drills that are standardized for ground forces, naval infantry, and airborne vdv units. Fleet tactics and coastal combat navy general library.
He suggests that naval tactics, unlike ground combat, are dominated by the offense and concludes that. Soviet order of battle and doctrine in the cold war steven. Pdf fleet tactics and naval operations download full. Oct 01, 2014 in the final analysis, admiral gorshkov as a naval strategist is a paradox. The moskva class helicopter cruisers moskva and leningrad lacked much in the way of surface or air defense but carried enough asw helicopters to cause problems for nato subs as part of a larger task force. Includes information made available after the formal dissolution of the soviet navy. Soviet naval tactics hardcover september 1, 1992 by milan vego author 4. Naval deceptions roles in seabased missile defense a thesis submitted to the faculty of the graduate school of arts and sciences of georgetown university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in security studies by jonathan f. Chinas national fleet is a composite of navy, coast guard, and maritime lawenforcement shipping. On that date a 3,000 man naval infantry force was created. The posts on this page should provide a comprehensive guide to collecting building and organising a cold war soviet army of the 1980s. Naval tactics are concerned with the movements a commander makes in battle, typically in the presence of the enemy. Russias ambiguous warfare and implications for the u.
Dia produced over 250,000 copies, and it soon became an annual publication that was translated into eight languages and distributed around the world. The term guards was simply an honorific title left over from ww2 and was only of historical interest. They now see naval operations in such a war as evolving in up to. Military maritime fleet of the ussr, vmf was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the soviet armed forces. Its naval strategy has not changed greatly from the soviet era. Soviet order of battle and doctrine in the cold war. Soviet naval activity post wwii posted on november 1, 2015 by msw in the immediate postwar years the only naval units of even marginal significance were three battleships. Soviet technical advisors provided advice on training and maintenance to the host nation, not tactics.
In late 1984, when the first akula submarine of the soviet navy put to sea, it immediately changed the way antisubmarine warfare would be conducted. He suggests that naval tactics, unlike ground combat, are dominated by the offense and concludes that the great tactical maxim must be attack effectively first. The venona files are most famous for exposing julius code named liberal and ethel rosenberg and help give indisputable evidence of their involvement with the soviet spy ring. The uncorrected text files have been included to enhance the searchability of our content, on our site and in search engines, for our membership, the research community and media organizations. A2final august 20q9 sponsored by the marine corps intelligence activity. But soviet naval platforms, while not uniquely useful for a defensive role, indeed made sense in the context of antisubmarine operations.