TKMS Type 212CD (Victoria class replacement megathread)

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Doesn’t have the tonnage or the power for true under ice operations.

"True under ice operations" .... Indeed if one is talking many weeks under ice with adequate reserve remaining for many weeks more under the ice.

The RCN laid out their requirements in the "High Level Mandatory Requirements" (HLMR) where I posted what I believe to be some of those HLMR directly related to Arctic operations for the Canadian Patrol Submarine.

Several others posters have already pointed out that the main role of the CPS is choke points, the USN and UK SSN’s can do the under ice thing for weeks at a time as needed) the conventional boats aren’t.

Indeed they have posted that as a role.

Having typed that, I prefer not to stay only chatting about current technology absolutes, if absolutes not guaranteed essential.

I have (likely an isolated view) that if the RCN has an Arctic mobile base ship, with AIP reactant replenishment capability, pre-positioned in the Arctic, that would be a game changer for AIP submarine Arctic operation, and it could change this entire limitation.

There has been mention by at least one senior RCN officer, as to the desirability of an Arctic mobile base ship. It has me curious if the CPSP moving forward with TKMS identified as the 'preferred supplier', if that might have the RCN also re-considering applicability of AIP submarine support provided by any hypothetical Arctic mobile base ship.
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