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Re: Graf Zeppelin-The carrier that almost was
The Italians had another carrier at Genoa based on the liner SS Roma.
Germany failed to deploy surface units in meaningful strengths and frittered them away in ones and twos.
For example had Bismark, Turpitz, Graff Zepplin, Sharnhorst Gneisnau and Prinz Eugen sallied forth together in a fleet action the British would not have coped.
Obviously the Bismark was already sunk when Graf Zepplin was anywhere near ready, but that's the point really.
The Stukas with folding wings became part of an Abwher plan to ship two aircraft to an island in the Carribean to attack the Gatun Locks in the Panama canal. Germany also develope an Me-109 for carrier operations. There was also a catapault launcher developed for take offs.
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