New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
GIGANTIC DISPLAY
 FOR AMERICAN NAVY
Spectacular Peace Engagements to Be Fought" on Pacific Coast

Los Angeles. Nov. 2.--The greates'
 and most spectacular peace time ma l val engagements ever fought" vii
 be staged carly next year off Pan I anna and in the Caribbean Sea, accord i ing to naval plans announced here
 Practically the whole effective marine | fighting force of the United States l will be represented in the three
 months of maneuyers designed to test revolutionary developments in strat-
 egy and implements of naval warfare since the close of the world war. i Plans for this vast war game have 1 been in preparation for weeks in con- i ferences ihere and at other points on
 the Pacific Coast. These conferences, l under direction of Admiral Robert E. | Coontz. commander-in chief of the | United States fleet, were marked by 1 the gathering and consultation of the l largest number of commanding execu- 1 tive officers of naval establishment ! units that has occurred since the war. Major problems in the complete scheme of q war enter into the plans for the winter maneuvers. These em- brace attack upon land defenses, with army units participating, that is q naval fight against an army defending fortified coast; defensive and offen- sive actions by army and naval units Ggainst naval units along the coast:
 defensive and offensive actions at sea
 between naval units. with the full
 utility of undersea and air units,
 There will be aerial battles under
 sea battles. destroyer. fast cruiser and
 dreadnaught engagements as well as
 landing battles in which a complete
 force Of marines will bN involved,
 divided into infantry. artillery, cngi-
 ncer aviation and signal corps
 branches of that arm Of inc naval cs- 1ablishmont
 New scouting cruisers, fastest naval vessels anoat, and tho SiXtCcn-inch gun dreadnaughts, will participate among the 150 naval craft that will make up the units in these war games,
 The Pacific fleet, known as the Tinted States battle fleet. will leave this coast about January 1. This cm- braces the battleship division, the de- s'royer squadrons, submarine diNi- sions, aircraft divisions and fleet base force. Joint exercises with the army when approaching the Panama side of the canal are planned, after taeti- cal exercises between units of the na- val force while steaming off the MeXi- can and Central American coast
 These units will probably remain at Panama for two or three days, refill with fuel. transit tho canal and head tor Culcbra. This force is under command Of Admiral s. & Robison.
 The Atlantic forces, known as ihc | scouting fleet, will leave tho cast coast | at the same time the Pacific units | leave here. and upon reaching Pana- ma will engage in a combined war game with tho Pacific units. Tho | scouting fleet consists Of battle ship | divisions, destroyer squadron, air i squadrons, train forces and control 1 force and is under command or Vice ! Admiral \. X. McCully.
 Admiral Robert E. Coontz will be in active command of tho winter man euyers
 After the naval engagements work -d out by tho combined fleet tho war craft will proceed together for & Rer- les Of combined tactical exercises using Culcbra as a base from which 10 operate. Tn these exercises will bc utilized some new effective derelop- nents in strategy
 Among tho moro important fea- Ures of tho maneuvers win be inc part played by radio, not only for but in location Of the .ncmN Vast strides have been made p the development Of the radio telc- graph. radio telephone and radio di- 'cciional facilities Of the naval cstab- ishment. This being tho nerve cen- nr of the units when in operation, its lrvrlopmcnt is of deep interest A cry important part nf ihc communi- alton and dirrctional work, end of ,artfeular value in the spotting and direction Of fire is the operation Of laval aircraft using radio telephone md telegraph. 0f equal importance s thc development in inc fleet de- cnsivr apparatus for protection gainst the air. and these improve lonts will feature the uanruvcrs.
 
 During tho latter part of February here will be g rnereatioBal period ex- ending into March. when vessels of lo Pacific units probably will visit crts on Inc eastern coast or the nifed States and Atianiic units will 'sit tho West Indies and gulf ports.
 Thr lighting craft will reassemble ' Culebra in March and conduct iac- i .rsi eycrrisns until April IA. when 1o fn1inr war problems of the com- ined units win have bcnn worked ut aH1 thr forces disprrse. returning , their bases for thr summer pro rams. Tbe battle fleet and base Drce wi'l reach Panama about April a and arrive at San Pedro about !, Icy 5.
 gpHr tHfty-fve thousand officers Ed men uiI1 pafticipafn in the man | gvers. and during thn reartionai per ,d tar athletic championships of inc |,