NSC 320 - Naval Operations

Class Hours: 3, Units: 4
Prerequisite(s): NSC 200, NSC 315, NSC 315L, U.S. citizenship
Co-requisite(s): NSC 320L
Operations topics covered include naval communications systems, sonar-radar search techniques, formations, and screening theory. Tactical formations and dispositions, relative motion, maneuvering board, and tactical plots are analyzed for force effectiveness and unity. It provides an introduction to the theory and principles of operation of naval weapons systems, including coverage on the capabilities and limitations of weapons and fire control systems. The theory of target acquisition, identification and tracking, trajectory principles, and basics of naval ordinance is presented. The course is required for all Naval Science minors and recommended for those students pursuing a Naval Reserve commission.
Formerly NSC 310. NS