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Old 04-17-2012, 12:56 PM
James Langham James Langham is offline
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I would guess Turkey could still use them effectively. Subs should be ideal for use in the Eastern Med to bottle in the Soviets. The US would probably welcome this although after the destruction of the major fleets on both sides this might change and the US might want them back (although by then they would be very useful against Greece).

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Originally Posted by Olefin View Post
others that could be acquired would be from Turkey

The Turks had the following ships still in commission when WWIII began

Guppy IIA type (ex-USS Balao)

TCG Burakreis - USS SeaFox
TCG Muratreis - USS Razorback
TCG I. Inonu - USS Threadfin

Guppy III Type

TCG II Inonu - USS Corporal
TCG Canakkale - USS Cobbler

USS Tench Class

TCG Ulucalireis - USS Thornback
TCG Cerbe - USS Trutta

USS Tang Class

TCG Pirireis - USS Tang
TCG Hizirreis - USS Gudgeon

So you have nine total subs - I could see the US trying to get one or two back from Turkey if they are still afloat, especially as the Turks had newer subs in commission
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