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AI TUTORING SYSTEM—SEA POWER

A structured, source-based guide to over 120 years of military air power

Overview
This AI tutor is a way of using artificial intelligence to support focused study of military sea power. Drawing on academically credible sources, it offers a series of concise, linked prompts—from the pre history sea peoples to the latest naval ai controled vehiciles—that together provide a clear chronological overview of sea power’s development over the last four thousand years.

Each prompt encourages active learning through questioning, critique, and follow-up. Designed to work alongside the reading of books and papers, it helps clarify key ideas, frame deeper inquiry, and build the foundation for more advanced study.

How It Helps

• Flexible access: Available across AI platforms, anytime

• Engaged learning: Supports debate, challenge, and exploration

• Reference-based: Grounded in academic and doctrinal sources

• Structured prompts: Each includes glossary, key points, citations, and follow-ups

• Chronological range: Covers major developments in military air power from 1903 to now
  
  

Suggested Uses

• Prepare for PME, staff college, or university courses

• Explore doctrinal debates and historical case studies

• Develop essay topics, briefs, or wargame material

• Identify areas for further reading and research
  
  

Reminder
This is a study tool—designed to guide and extend understanding. Combined with thoughtful reading, it can provide a solid base for serious engagement with the history, theory, and application of air power.

The following are the instructions supplied to every AI Tutor Post:

Copy and paste everything on this page below this line, into the AI of your choice. Fill in or delete where indicated.

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AI INSTRUCTIONS

• Preferred use references from: https://www.jb-gpt-prompts.com/jb-gpts-military-references

• If additional references are used, they must be drawn from reputable and scholarly sources. These may include academic publications, books from established historians, official government documents, respected think tanks, and recognized academic institutions such as leading universities.

• For follow-up question:

• Provide 5 (or change number) numbered key points (40–60 words each), with author, book title, and chapter.

• Add a separate Harvard-style bibliography.

• Suggest 3 more follow-up questions.

• Use clear language—no specialist jargon.

Follow-Up Questions (Delete those you don't use, or create your own e.g,, expand on key point four).

SEA POWER PROMPTS

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A structured list of 80 AI prompts designed for a serious study of the history of sea power, using the same pedagogical and stylistic approach as the JB-GPT’s Air Power series. They span from antiquity to the modern era and include doctrinal, technological, and strategic developments.

1. 01. 1200 BCE: Sea Peoples Disrupt Eastern Mediterranean Powers

2. 02. 480 BCE: Battle of Salamis—Greek Triremes Defeat Persian Fleet

3. 03. 260 BCE: Battle of Mylae—Rome’s First Naval Victory Against Carthage

4. 04. 31 BCE: Battle of Actium—Augustus Defeats Antony and Cleopatra

5. 05. 7th–11th C: Viking Longships Revolutionise Coastal Raiding and Trade

6. 06. 1066: Norman Invasion of England Demonstrates Strategic Sea Lift

7. 07. 1415: Portuguese Conquests Launch Age of European Maritime Empires

8. 08. 1519–1522: Magellan’s Voyage Demonstrates Global Sea Power

9. 09. 1571: Battle of Lepanto Halts Ottoman Naval Expansion in the Mediterranean 

10. 10. 1588: Spanish Armada Defeated by English Fleet and Weather

11. 11. 1600s: Dutch Maritime Supremacy Built on Trade, Navigation, and Shipbuilding

12. 12. 1650s–1670s: Anglo-Dutch Wars Demonstrate Fleet Battles and Commerce Raiding

13. 13. 1692: Battle of La Hougue Confirms Royal Navy Supremacy Over French Fleet

14. 14. 1700s: Royal Navy Develops Permanent Blue-Water Capability

15. 15. 1759: Battle of Quiberon Bay Blocks French Invasion of Britain

16. 16. 1775–1783: U.S. War of Independence Shows Impact of French Naval Support

17. 17. 1794: Battle of the Glorious First of June—First Major Fleet Action of French Revolutionary Wars

18. 18. 1798: Battle of the Nile—Strategic Victory, Nelson Destroys French Fleet

19. 19. 1805: Battle of Trafalgar Establishes British Naval Dominance

20. 20. 1812–1815: U.S. Navy Frigates Score Victories Against Royal Navy in War of 1812

21. 21. 1830s–1860s: Steam Power and Ironclads Revolutionise Naval Warfare

22. 22. 1862: Battle of Hampton Roads—Monitor vs Virginia Introduces Ironclad Combat

23. 23. 1866: Battle of Lissa—First Major Ironclad Fleet Battle

24. 24. 1890: Alfred Thayer Mahan Publishes The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

25. 25. 1898: Battle of Manila Bay Shows U.S. Emergence as Naval Power

26. 26. 1905: Battle of Tsushima Proves Decisive Power of Battleship Fleets

27. 27. 1906: HMS Dreadnought Resets Naval Arms Race Worldwide

28. 28. 1914–1918: Naval Blockade of Germany Demonstrates Strategic Economic Warfare

29. 29. 1915: Gallipoli Campaign Shows Limits of Sea Power Without Joint Planning

30. 30. 1916: Battle of Jutland—Clash of Dreadnought Fleets Without Strategic Outcome

31. 31. 1917: German U-Boat Campaign Nearly Starves Britain

32. 32. 1918: Convoy System and ASW Technology Turn the Tide Against U-Boats

33. 33. 1922: Washington Naval Treaty Imposes Capital Ship Limits

34. 34. 1930s: Rise of Aircraft Carriers Begins to Eclipse Battleships

35. 35. 1939–45: Battle of the Atlantic Was a War of Maritime Logistics

36. 36. 1940: British Sink Italian Fleet at Taranto Using Carrier Aircraft

37. 37. 1941: Pearl Harbor Demonstrates Strategic Value—and Vulnerability—of Sea Power

38. 38. 1942: Coral Sea and Midway Prove Carrier-Centric Naval Warfare

39. 39. 1942–1945: Amphibious Warfare Campaigns Define Pacific Theatre

40. 40. 1944: Leyte Gulf—Largest Naval Battle in History

41. 41. 1945: Kamikaze Attacks Change Ship Defence Doctrine

42. 42. 1945–Present: U.S. Navy Becomes Central to Global Power Projection

43. 43. 1949: NATO Naval Integration Begins with Collective Maritime Strategy

44. 44. 1950–53: Korean War Shows Importance of Naval Gunfire Support

45. 45. 1956: Suez Crisis Marks Decline of British Naval Power

46. 46. 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis Highlights Strategic Use of Naval Blockade

47. 47. 1971: Indo-Pakistani War Includes Naval Battles and Port Raids

48. 48. 1982: Falklands War Tests Sea Control, Amphibious Ops, and Air-Sea Integration

49. 49. 1980s: U.S. Maritime Strategy Focuses on Forward Naval Presence

50. 50. 1991: Operation Desert Storm Shows Power of Carrier Strike Groups

51. 51. 1990s: Maritime Interdiction Becomes Key Role in Sanctions Enforcement

52. 52. 1990s: Littoral Combat and Mine Warfare Regain Importance

53. 53. 2000: USS Cole Attack Highlights Need for Asymmetric Threat Readiness

54. 54. 2001–2021: Naval Forces Conduct Power Projection and Sealift in Global War on Terror

55. 55. 2004–Present: Rise of Chinese PLAN Challenges U.S. Naval Supremacy

56. 56. 2010s: Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) Becomes Central Concern for Western Navies

57. 57. 2012–Present: Arctic Route Openings Create Strategic Maritime Competition

58. 58. 2016: South China Sea Arbitration Ruling Raises Naval Power’s Legal Dimension

59. 59. 2020s: Submarine Deterrence Still Forms Backbone of Strategic Stability

60. 60. 2022–Present: Ukraine War Demonstrates Strategic Use of Naval Drones and Coastal Missiles

61. 61. Naval Blockade—Doctrine, Legality, and Impact Across Eras

62. 62. Sea Control vs Sea Denial—Doctrinal Evolution

63. 63. Gunboat Diplomacy as a Tool of Coercive Statecraft

64. 64. Blue-Water vs Green-Water Navies—Strategic Trade-offs

65. 65. Naval Aviation’s Integration into Fleet Operations

66. 66. Naval Intelligence, Signals, and Surveillance (NISS) Across the Cold War

67. 67. Modern Amphibious Warfare—Doctrine, Platforms, and Challenges

68. 68. Carrier Strike Groups—Structure, Purpose, and Vulnerabilities

69. 69. Unmanned Maritime Systems—Mines, Submarines, and Surface Drones

70. 70. Naval Logistics—Fuel, Replenishment, and Forward Basing

71. 71. Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) and Global Trade Security

72. 72. Naval Arms Races and Treaty Limitations Since 1900

73. 73. Marine Corps Evolution from Ship Troops to Expeditionary Force

74. 74. Maritime Law and the Role of UNCLOS in Naval Operations

75. 75. Influence of Technological Change: From Sail to Nuclear Propulsion

76. 76. Role of Naval Power in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)

77. 77. Integration of Naval Forces in Joint and Coalition Warfare

78. 78. Future of Sea Power—AI, Robotics, and Autonomous Warfare

79. 79. Strategic Importance of Chokepoints—Straits of Hormuz, Malacca, and Gibraltar

80. 80. Naval Strategy in Multipolar and Great Power Competition