In the Greek case it does not need to be so expensive and complicated. The Aegean islands have abundant desert areas, but also abandoned villages. The missiles are housed in underground heavy armored silos with huge caps to withstand anything but a direct nuclear strike. This, of course, does not reduce the need for other vehicles in an artillery to be able to connect to launchers for fire expansion, command and communications. Launching from fixed positions is still a regular practice for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). On-board systems, if designed from the ground up, or modified for this purpose, can also be placed in towing tractors, and even civilian vehicles.Ĭontainers may bear political paint, inscriptions and trade names, making them indistinguishable from hostile recognition. Many systems have lightly shielded parts, such as the cockpit, to provide protection against possible anti-artillery fire.
Most of the world’s missile systems under construction are on-board so that they can be moved to and from launch sites. The use of fixed shooting positions may seem strange at first glance and against the principle of movement, but it is highly effective under certain conditions. The missile systems that can be developed can vary in range to deal with various threats. They can also have moving or fixed bases. The main naval bases of Turkey are located in the Sea of Marmara and on the coasts of Asia Minor.Īlmost all strategically important Turkish military installations are located up to 600 km from the Aegean islands, most at much shorter distances. The largest air bases in western Turkey are in Palaeokastron (Παλαιόκαστρο, Turkish: Balıkesir) and Dorylaeum (Δορύλαιον, Turkish: Eskişehir). Others are located in Phrygia (Φρυγία, Turkish: Sakarya), such as Otokar, and others on the outskirts of Ankara, like Roketsan. Turkish war industries are located on the outskirts of Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις, Turkish: İstanbul) and Smyrna (Σμύρνα, Turkish: İzmir), for example the Bayrak factories. On the contrary, strategic targets in Greek territory, which the Turks would like to hit, are located on the mainland, not the Aegean islands. The reason is simple: the strategic targets in Turkish territory are located in its west. The production and deployment of missiles, or cruise missiles on the Aegean islands, offers the possibility – in case of a Turkish attack – of immediate overwhelming retaliation against strategic targets inside Turkey, without the possibility of equal retaliation. But we will talk about the construction and cost of such missiles in a future article. The biggest cost consists of the construction and installation of navigation systems. And the cost has now been greatly reduced. Thanks to technology, it is now possible for the mass production of such weapons by countries, even by non-governmental entities. The installation of such systems on Aegean islands can reduce the need for longer range missiles Aegean islands.įor example, Lemnos is 230 km away from Balıkesir Air Base of the Turkish Air Force. This alone makes these weapons ideal as deterrent weapons, especially if they are intended for mass use.įrom the above we can easily conclude that weapons of this kind can be a very powerful deterrent for Greek defense. This allows a long-range strike without the necessary use of an aircraft. Today, technology has made it possible to build much more advanced missiles with much greater impact accuracy. Seeing the low performance of the V-1, the Germans designed the V-2 missile, the first ballistic missile in the world.ĭue to the rocket’s rise in space before it began its descent onto its target at supersonic speeds, the V-2 could not be shot down, nor did it have a sound position to cover those in the target area.
The V-1 was a sluggish and rather inaccurate weapon, propelled by a jet and about a quarter of these flying bombs did not even reach Britain – many were shot down. When, on June 13, 1944, Nazi Germany launched the first V-1 flying bomb against British soil, it laid the groundwork for a change in the way war was conducted.
The Aegean Islands as Submersible Rockets – How War Can Be Prevented
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