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[Iskander]

If Hitler had wanted, German defense industry would have constructed. They just knew, submarine based naval doctrine was more suitable for 3rd Reich

In 1939, Germany had 57 submarines, but during the war, only 1,170 were built—significantly more than the entire anti-Hitler coalition combined and all the countries of the world combined.
Simply fantastic!

 

[UkroTurk]

In 1939, Germany had 57 submarines, but during the war, only 1,170 were built—significantly more than the entire anti-Hitler coalition combined and all the countries of the world combined.
Simply fantastic!

So Nazis didn't waste resources on vulnerable Aircraft carrier and they just wisely invested in effective tool for them.

There is a great lesson for us.

 

[UkroTurk]

Instead of an aircraft carrier, I would prefer 10 x this one

M23 C-Series Midget Submarine

The M23 C-Series is the latest successful submarine designed by Italian submarine design legend Giunio Santi. Two boats are being built for the Qatari Navy…Read More >….

www.hisutton.com

 

[Ripley]

If Hitler had wanted, German defense industry would have constructed. They just knew, submarine based naval doctrine was more suitable for 3rd Reich

This is not history thread and I don’t wanna spam TR Navy news but just write this last one.

The ship had already been launched in 1938. But was not ready.
Germany didn’t have any naval warplanes, only flying boats. They worked on a navalized Me-109 and a new bomber design by Junkers (IIRC) which both ended up in trash basket.
They didn’t have any naval air warfare experience, hence no real ‘fleet air corps’.
Navy was the first proponent of a CV as they were dreaming of a limited war with Britain, thinking a CV would help them keep Royal Navy at bay.

I don’t remember whether Hitler was a supporter of it tbh but given the fact that he loved big toys, I’ll speculate that he would jump on it disregarding any feasibility and economics. There were few sane Nazi administrators like Albert Speer who found a way to manipulate him, con him out of his cockamemie projects.

It was a dead born project.

 

[Sanchez]

So Nazis didn't waste resources on vulnerable Aircraft carrier and they just wisely invested in effective tool for them.

There is a great lesson for us.

Nazis lost and all those subs were sunk by superior air power and convoy tactics; and they lost the war because allies could simply build more than what nazis could sink. Lesson here isn't "build more subs", it's "don't be at war with a land superpower and US at the same time"
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None of what's written here for the last 2 days is anything new to the navy. With 12 active use subs, Turkey already have the largest submarine fleet in the Med. I didn't count the two oldest subs Batıray and Yıldıray in this. As two newest Ay Class boats had an MLU, they will be around for at least 5-10 more years. Preveze Class is slowly having their MLU and Gür class boats are modern with lots of teeth for closed seas like the Med. With 4 more Reis class boats on the way, by 2030 we will have 16 modern/modernized subs in service. That already makes us the 7th largest sub operator in the world if we don't count countries investing in midget boats like N.Korea and Iran. Turkey always had a large submarine fleet. With Milden on the way by 2035s and Nükden by 2040s, navy is not dropping its sub plans for a carrier; there's no such route here. On the contrary it's moving ahead to build this strategic capability in house from torps to engines even to its steel and in future its reactors.

Navy needs more and bigger subs, navy needs AD destroyers and navy needs a carrier. And Navy is actually moving forward to build them all in time.

 

[AlperTunga]

Instead of an aircraft carrier, I would prefer 10 x this one

M23 C-Series Midget Submarine

The M23 C-Series is the latest successful submarine designed by Italian submarine design legend Giunio Santi. Two boats are being built for the Qatari Navy…Read More >….

www.hisutton.com

Due to a reason unknown to me, Turkish Navy is not interested in mini/small submarines. The best example is STM500 which looked very promising. But again I assume our TN experts know better than me (us).

Edit: Kozan Selcuk was praising STM500 a lot. My hypothesis why the navy does not want them: they have diesel engines. While they are small, they may still be more easily detected due to more noise than larger subs based on AIP technology. So they are probably not that useful against a sophisticated enemy.

 

[dBSPL]

I'm curious whether the naval forces are planning to establish a second center for submarine construction infrastructure outside of Gölcük in the coming period, and whether they are considering private sector cooperation, particularly in the production of hull blocks.

There is a midget submarine project coordinated by STM, and even smaller tonnage armed unmanned submarine projects. In addition to maintaining the existing submarine fleet, the Milden project has begun, and there are ongoing studies on Nükden, which could be the next major challenge for the Turkish defense industry in the long term, for the next decades. The production and maintenance of at least 3-4 specialized submarine classes for different theaters/types will be undertaken.

While Turkiye is already one of the world's leading conventional submarine operators, there is a clear tendency to nationalize and increase both its capabilities and quantitative strength. Should the industry supporting this strength be concentrated in the Gulf of Izmit, or should it be distributed to a certain extent within the country?