Advantage at Sea: Control and Denial
Sea control and sea denial are strategic concepts in naval warfare. Sea control refers to the ability to use the sea for one's own purposes, such as conducting operations, or denying the enemy the same capability in a specified area for a given period. Sea denial, on the other hand, has for its goal the prevention of an adversary from using the sea for its operations, without necessarily seeking to use it or control it oneself. Both strategies are important in maritime operations, especially as belligerents, regardless of their strength or weakness, can use whatever naval capabilities they possess to achieve their strategic objectives.
Sea control involves establishing dominance over maritime areas for the sake of having one's own freedom of action and for being able to restrict the enemy's movements. As Vego (2015) points out, it was disunity that kept the Christian military from strategically exploiting the victory at Lepanto in 1571 (p. 1). Dominance depends upon all parts working together in unison and alignment towards a specific, defined object. This concept is essential for power projection: a military cannot secure sea lines of of operations like D-Day (Advantage at Sea, 2020).
Sea denial is the disruption...
…2020). During the Iran-Iraq War, the Tanker War phase saw both nations attempting to deny each other the use of the Gulf for oil exports by targeting commercial shipping, which just goes to show how sea denial can be used in a regional conflict with major effect (Vego, 2008).Conceptually, sea control and sea denial can be visualized through hypothetical scenarios. For example, a regional power like India might seek sea control in the Indian Ocean to secure its trade routes over neighboring regions. Conversely, a smaller power like North Korea might use sea denial tactics to disrupt South Korean and allied naval operations in the Yellow Sea, using submarines and missile boats to create a contested maritime environment…
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