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Underwater warfare

One of the four operational areas of naval warfare

One of the four operational areas of naval warfare

Underwater warfare, also known as undersea warfare or subsurface warfare, is naval warfare involving underwater vehicle or combat operations conducted underwater. It is one of the four operational areas of naval warfare, the others being surface warfare, aerial warfare, and information warfare. Underwater warfare includes:

  • Actions by submarines actions, and anti-submarine warfare, i.e. warfare between submarines, other submarines and surface ships; combat airplanes and helicopters may also be engaged when launching special dive-bombs and torpedo-missiles against submarines;
  • Underwater special operations, considering:
    • Military diving sabotage against ships and ports.
    • Anti-frogman techniques.
    • Reconnaissance tasks.

History

In the 20th century underwater warfare was dominated by the submarine. They first came to prevalence during the First World War, when German U-boats attacked and sank many allied vessels, such as the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. A similar scenario occurred during the Second World War, when German U-boats launched a prolonged campaign against Allied shipping, especially in the mid-Atlantic. Japanese submarines also played a minimal role on the Pacific front, and American submarines sank a total of 5.3 million tons of Axis shipping throughout the war, most of which was scored against the Japanese. In the 21st century unmanned underwater vehicles are coming to play a significant part in underwater warfare.

Seabed warfare

Main article: Seabed warfare

Seabed warfare is defined as "operations to, from and across the ocean floor." In general the target of seabed warfare is infrastructure in place on the seabed such as power cables, telecom cables, or natural resource extraction systems.

References

References

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  2. "Ukraine plans Black Sea bases as US steps up presence in region". Stars and Stripes.
  3. "Submarines in World War II (U.S. National Park Service)".
  4. (11 March 2020). "Silent running: China embraces undersea warfare". Asia Times.
  5. "SEABED WARFARE AND THE XLUUV". Naval Postgraduate School.
  6. (4 February 2019). "THE DEEP OCEAN: SEABED WARFARE AND THE DEFENSE OF UNDERSEA INFRASTRUCTURE, PT. 1". Center for International Maritime Security.
  7. (22 March 2018). "Russia's 'Seabed Warfare' Could Hit Vast Networks of Underwater Communications Cables". Homeland Security Today.
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