A question on Afilters Graf Zep aircraft...

Stonedog · A question on Afilters Graf Zep aircraft...

Is there a hostorical background for what the GZ might carry as far as aircraft, and how naval use will change there performance? I.E. the added weight of more rugged aircraft that are needed for landing on a carrier ?

What did the germans posses as far as aviation torpedoes and ordenance ?How did this effect there "In air performance and such ?"

Was there modifications to the aircraft performance based upon being naval as opposed to landbased ?

Regards ,

SD

Tincancaptain

The best answer I can give you is that the plan was to equip the Zeppelin with at least 1 squadron of Bf-109s and 2-4 squadrons of Stukas or equivlant. However, due in now small part to Göring hating the idea of a navel air wing, few if any aircraft were delivered and the German aircraft carrier project was essentially abandoned. The Graf Zeppelin was never completed, and never participated in any military operations.

jfkziegler

As far as torpedoes go, the Germans and Americans were famous for having terrible torpedoes early in the war. A number of brilliant German sub attacks were ruined by having dud torpedoes. I'd imagine the aviation torpedoes would be just as bad, if not worse.