scouting

warfare

Learn about this topic in these articles:

effect on naval tactics

  • Bradley Allen Fiske
    In naval warfare: The study of trends

    Second is the scouting process, which gathers information by reconnaissance, surveillance, cryptanalysis, and other means and delivers it to the tactical commander. Third is command itself—or command and control (C2) in modern parlance—which assimilates the information, decides which actions are called for, and directs forces to act accordingly.

    Read More