TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

Pokemonte13 said:

Naval Gökbey will take some time to fill that gap probably 2-3 years

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Naval Gökbey can't come soon enough.

Pokemonte13 said:

Naval Gökbey will take some time to fill that gap probably 2-3 years

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Everyone knows I'm a naysayer and that TAI have shown great flexibility on churning out versions of T625 so far; but the navalized version in only 2-3 years is probably a tiny bit optimistic. I'd say 3-4.

Regardless of the need for T625N in utility and ASW versions, AB212s being retired AFAIK doesn't really create much of a gap. There were almost already being used on old short Mekos; and those ships are now gone. AB212s were old and weren't used in the roles Seahawks are used, for years.

We should use T-625N with coast guard ships, OPVs and corvettes and Seahawks with frigates and TF-2000. TCG Anadolu and Mugem can have both, but overwhelmingly Seahawks.

TheInsider said:

We should use T-625N with coast guard ships, OPVs and corvettes and Seahawks with frigates and TF-2000. TCG Anadolu and Mugem can have both, but overwhelmingly Seahawks.

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Good idea ! But…
We have 23 Seahawks.
And we will have :
16 frigates (should have more in view of the workload we expect from our naval forces)
4 (may be 8) destroyers
TCG Anadolu needs minimum 2 Seahawks
Mugem will need minimum 2 + 6 Seahawks

Mugem and Anadolu needs : 2 for ASW/ASUW , 2-4 for search&rescue
(each US carrier has at least 16 Seahawks, normally 19 with at least 4-5 of them in active duty at any one time away from the platform they serve)
Both Mugem and Anadolu, separately should have, combat and strike Seahawk squadrons made out of at least 8 helicopters.
Only then can we be utilising the full potential of a LHD and a Carrier.

Each Tepe Class Destroyer can accommodate 2 Seahawks.

As can be seen, there is a big shortfall of 8-10 ton class helicopters for our navy.

We urgently need 8-10 ton class helicopters for our navy. The more we can put of these on our LHD and Carrier the more potent the platforms ther serve will become.

Basic workload of a Seahawk or 8-10 ton class helicopter are:

Combat and Warfare Uses

• • Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
  • Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)
  • Airborne Mine Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare

Support and Rescue Uses

• • Search and Rescue
  • Special Operations
  • Vertical Replenishment and Logistics
  • Humanitarian Relief