Download View/Open - Calhoun: The NPS

B
PROCEDURES
Naval ship recognition, as taught to Naval personnel,
follows two basic ideas.
A fast, overall impression of the
ship provides operational identification.
Then there is a
feature-by-feature analysis, requiring prolonged observation.
This observation can be either direct or through
study of reconnaissance photos.
Information that can help
in the identification of ships includes the geographical
location of the ship, knowledge of which ships are known to
cruise in the region and intelligence information gathered
prior to the sighting.
Features of interest to
intelligence personnel are:
(1)
launchers, guns and ASW weapons;
armament such as missile
(2)
turrets, towers and superstructures;
ment; and
C.
(4)
navigational equipment.
armor on sides decks,
(3)
electronic equip-
[Ref 1,10]
TRAINING PROGRAMS
There are several aids for training military personnel
in ship recognition.
Generally ship recognition is includ-
ed in training given by intelligence personnel.
Sessions,
utilizing slides of ship photos along with either line
drawings or silhouettes, are provided to allow personnel to
become familiar with various ships.
During these sessions
the instructor points out key identifying features and
suggests memory aids to help the student remember the ship
along with its features.
The intelligence officer will
14