Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Why a Nordic navy might need carriers beyond the Baltic

Iceland and Greenland give the hypothetical federation an Atlantic carrier requirement, while Baltic use would favor fighter protection.

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Question

Would carriers be useful to a Nordic federation if the Baltic is too confined for them?

Short answer

The federation also has North Sea and Atlantic commitments. In the Baltic, carriers could provide mobile fighter cover rather than the mixed air group used for oceanic operations.

Notes

The objection assumes that the hypothetical Nordic navy would operate only in the confined Baltic. The federation also includes Iceland and Greenland through Denmark, giving it North Sea and North Atlantic responsibilities. Carriers are therefore presumed to have an oceanic convoy role. Inside the Baltic, a carrier might instead provide mobile air defence to a task group, with fighters replacing the proposed torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance component.