The development of navy skill in the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905: concise description

This research is devoted to elucidate the development of navy skill during to the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905. This war caused by the struggle for hegemony in the Eastern Asia between two countries takes a special place in the history. This war was the largest among the first wars of steam fleet epoch. All sorts of navy arms were widely used during this war. The Russian and Japanese plans of sea war were based on the theory of “Mahen-Colomb”. Germany and Austria-Hungary saw in the events in Manchuria an evidence of the military weakness of Russia, which became the basis for their unjustified self-confidence in the 1914. Modern researches are based on well-known facts, they involve new sources into circulation, and overcome the predetermined ideological interpretations. The previous theoretical and methodological approaches are being revised. In historiography, especially in Russia, a spectrum of interpretations of an exceptional diversity is preserved. There is a persistent desire, if necessary, to expand. The newest theoretical and technical elaborations were tasted in this war. This war was the starting point and the powerful impulse for a future rapid development of all navy skill branches of leading world-powers. The fighting sides were developing all navy skill branches already during this war. There are highlighted the development of the tactics of light forces of fleet as well as the using of the mine-torpedo weapon and coordination fleet and ground forces.

artillery, armor-plated ship, art, cruiser, manoeuvre, mine, torpedo boat, scouting, tactics, torpedo, fleet, squadron

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