Fleet Tactics (FT) Course Exam

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Passing Grade: 24/32 (75%)

1)What is the primary difference between Tactic and Strategy? (5 pts)

2)Which Tactic would you use if you wanted to approach your enemy without being visually seen? Why? (5 pts)

3)Within the Imperial Directorate which officer is responsible for deploying ships within the Imperial Navy Fleet to star systems or designated locations? (1 pt)

4)You have been ordered to send a Squadron of Capital Ships and blockade a planet experiencing a period of open rebellion. Which tactical formation would you find useful for this purpose? Why? (2 pts)

5)An enemy force of great firepower and strength suddenly confronts your system fleet. You also discover that the best chance for of escaping the enemies trap lies behind the enemy force. Which tactic would you use to ensure that your system fleet has a higher chance of survival? (2 pts)

6)True or False. Tactics involve the assembling of a force and then deploying it to a star system? (1 pt)

7)Multiple Choice. You wish to divide your capital ships and use them in a tactic to divide the enemies attention and also provide sustained firepower on either side of the enemy. You would do so with which tactic? (1 pt)
A) The Picard Maneuver
B) The Blind Hit
C) The Line Formation
D) The Ackbar Slash

8)During a decisive Imperial engagement, an opposing rebel fleet commander utilized a tactic that allowed his fleet to run and escape certain destruction. Who was that fleet commander? (1 pt)

9)As a Battlegroup Commander, which tactic would you order your ship captains to use if your ships needed to attack enemy capital ships at different vector levels? Why? (2 pts)

10)Multiple Choice. You’re a Ship Captain onboard a VSD-II, and suddenly are confronted by an enemy vessel of nearly equal strength and size. Which tactic would you immediately deploy when you ascertain that the enemy vessel is running a parallel, but opposite, course to your ship? (1 pt)
A) Borg Ambush
B) Exchange
C) Line Formation
D) Run and Hide

11)What tactical formation should be used when confronting enemy forces on the same flight level and directly ahead of you? (1 pt)

12)Short Essay. You’re the Battlegroup Commander of the Aggressor Battlegroup, who has deployed with a Task Force to help reinforce a possible attack against the Diadem Sector. The Task Force has detected a sizeable New Republic Fleet in inbound on long-range scanners. The enemy fleet consists of 3 MC-90 Calamari Cruisers, 2 MC-60 Calamari Cruisers, 9 Corellian Corvettes, 5 Corellian Gunships, and other assorted smaller vessels. You are being handed tactical authority over your Battlegroup and the Task Force upon your arrival. What type of formation and tactics would you immediately deploy upon your arrival to prepare for the incoming attack. You needn’t worry about starfighters or similar type craft for this exercise. Also, feel free to incorporate any type of formations or tactics not listed in this course. You have free reign on this, but your tactics must be sound. It is helpful if you make use of the Fleet Order of Battle (http://imperialdirectorate/fleetman/fleet-manual.php) for details on what ships are assigned to the Aggressor Battlegroup and a typical Task Force. (10 pts)