TF2000 has 96 VLS cells, not 64.I assume TF-2000 will be able to fire Gezgin missiles unlike Istif. And have 64 VLS vs 16 for Istif. US and Japan destroyers have 96 VLS. And US has more than 60 destroyers so us having 6 of them should be „allowed“.
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TF2000 has 96 VLS cells, not 64.I assume TF-2000 will be able to fire Gezgin missiles unlike Istif. And have 64 VLS vs 16 for Istif. US and Japan destroyers have 96 VLS. And US has more than 60 destroyers so us having 6 of them should be „allowed“.
Istif may be able to fire gezginI assume TF-2000 will be able to fire Gezgin missiles unlike Istif. And have 64 VLS vs 16 for Istif. US and Japan destroyers have 96 VLS. And US has more than 60 destroyers so us having 6 of them should be „allowed“.
TF-2000 has 96x VLS(32 cells at the front, 64 cells at the mid). Starting from the second ship, İstif can fire Gezgin if the user chooses to do so. Strike length VLS will be installed on İstif starting from the second ship which will have the capability to host Gezgin missiles.I assume TF-2000 will be able to fire Gezgin missiles unlike Istif. And have 64 VLS vs 16 for Istif. US and Japan destroyers have 96 VLS. And US has more than 60 destroyers so us having 6 of them should be „allowed“.
Istanbul wont, others will (they will use the longer VLS)Istif may be able to fire gezgin
There is no official statements yet we better wait and see ...Unfortunately, SSB sold İstif-class frigates İzmir (F-516) and İçel (F-518) to Indonesia. The Navy will only receive İzmir (F-517). In my opinion, we should have promptly taken delivery of the first four frigates for the Turkish Navy, and we should have allocated two frigates from the second batch to Indonesia. I don't know what the rush is? Indonesia could have waited for two years, but we urgently need those frigates.
Would need redesign and not likely if such a thing were to happen it would need to happen on a new model witch is longer. The only other option would be to replace some of the ashm with a midlas but I don’t know the structural details would also look weird. You could maybe do it like the Malaysian ada version but that’s unlikely too.View attachment 77034
Does I-Class have empty space for additional MIDLAS?
Would it be possible to fit second MIDLAS?
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Or such configuration with additional frontal CIWS? MIDLAS could be moved forward?
Or it is too late??
@Anmdt again me.![]()
For upper place I have different plansother option would be to replace some of the ashm with a midlas but
it would be too heavy...View attachment 77034
Does I-Class have empty space for additional MIDLAS?
Would it be possible to fit second MIDLAS?
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Or such configuration with additional frontal CIWS? MIDLAS could be moved forward?
Or it is too late??
@Anmdt again me.![]()
To be honest, I would like to add Frontal CIWS. So I wonder if , moving forward MIDLAS and adding Gökdeniz , were technically possible?it would be too heavy...
its heavy already with 16 cell strike lentgh midlas..Siper2, Gezgin and Hisar-D with quadpacked is heavy missiles
U cant add nothlng more to Istanbul class , lts just 114 meter so lf u want 32 Vls u need to enlarge the warship , Turkiye modlfy very fast pakistan milgems , and ukraine ones so i would love to see 125-130 meter istanbul (block 2 ) wlth 32 VLS and produce 8 of themTo be honest, I would like to add Frontal CIWS. So I wonder if , moving forward MIDLAS and adding Gökdeniz , were technically possible?
They can lunch them as emty hull by 2028 but real war machine can be by 2031 perhaps ,They plan to launch tf2000 and MUGEM in the same year. How is that even possible when both ships are being built in the same shipyard?