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20 Cards in this Set
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What is the 1st Goal of the Submarine Force?
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To maintain its role as the world’s preeminent Submarine Force
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What is the 2nd Goal of the Submarine Force?
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To aggressively incorporate new and innovative technologies to maintain dominance through the maritime battlespace
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What is the 3rd Goal of the Submarine Force?
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To promote the multiple capabilities of submarines and develop tactics to support national objectives through battlespace preparation, sea control, supporting the land battle and strategic deterrence
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What is the 4th Goal of the Submarine Force?
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To fill the role of the Joint Commanders stealthy, full spectrum expeditionary platform
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What was the first military Submarine? When was it built? By who?
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Turtle
1775 David Bushnell |
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What was the Confederate Submarine?
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CSS Hunley
Attacked Housatonic |
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What about WW1 Submarines?
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German U-Boats.
Got America into the war by attacking RMS Lusitania |
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What about WW2 Submarines?
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Wolfpack submarine groups.
Responsible for 55% of ships sunk in WW2 |
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What did the cold war do for Subs?
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1. Tear drop hull shape.
2. Nuclear powered propulsion |
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Who is the father of the Nuclear Navy?
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ADM Rickover
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What was the name of the first nuclear submarine?
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USS Nautilus (1955)
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What are the names of the 2 lost Nuclear Subs?
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USS Thresher
-Flooding -Failure to do Emergency Blow due to BLOCKAGE USS Scorpion -Unkown |
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What are the 6 missions of the Sub?
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Strategic and Conventional Deterrence
Special operations Sea Denial Peacetime operations Precision strike Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance |
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What can you tell me about the Mk 48 ADCAP Torpedos?
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Principle heavy weight ASW, ASUW torpedo in US inventory. Has sonar to find targets. Capable of sinking most of the worlds warships
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What can you tell me about the TLAM (Tomahawk land attack missile)?
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all weather, long range, sub sonic used for land attack. Can launch from torpedo tubes or VLS
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What are the three Fast attack Sub Classes?
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Los Angeles Class (SSN-688)
Seawolf Class (SSN 21) Virginia Class (SSN 774) |
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Whats on the picture of the SSN-688/I Los Angeles class?
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People
Diagonal Sub breaking water |
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Whats on the picture of the SSN-21 Seawolf
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Diagonal Sub out of Water
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Whats on the picture of the SSN-774 Virginia?
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Reverse Diagonal Sub out of water
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Whats on the picture of the SSBN-726 Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine?
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Diagonal Sub out of water with wings and the #735
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