Black Sea Naval Actions

[Raellus]

Thanks, Mahatatain. I did not know about that place. The v1 timeline has Turkey attack the Warsaw Pact (Bulgaria) first, so it's likely the Turkish Navy sortied all of their operational subs first, but I imagine the Soviets would go after that sub base sooner or later. I wonder how they'd try to take it out. Earth penetrator bombs? Nuclear torpedo? AFAIK, there's no canonical nuclear target list for Turkey.

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[Mahatatain]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Thanks, Mahatatain. I did not know about that place. The v1 timeline has Turkey attack the Warsaw Pact (Bulgaria) first, so it's likely the Turkish Navy sortied all of their operational subs first, but I imagine the Soviets would go after that sub base sooner or later. I wonder how they'd try to take it out. Earth penetrator bombs? Nuclear torpedo? AFAIK, there's no canonical nuclear target list for Turkey.

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It's quite a small base I think so my guess is that the Soviets wouldn't waste large munitions on it. I think that the Soviet military would be able to destroy any Turkish subs before they returned to that base to rearm after completing their pre-emptive missions. Essentially I see Turkish subs in the Black Sea as having a short lifespan so once they are destroyed why bother to knock out their base?

[Ursus Maior]

Back in the day, every military base was worth a nuke or two, at least air-delivered tactical nukes or by cruise missile. The amount of warheads available was insanely high, so usage was practically mandatory according to the aphorism "use it or loose it".