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Originally posted by Martin Bull:
Graf Zeppelin , as designed, would have needed good, close escort because her mix of armament was inappropriate ( 16 x 5.9" heavy guns as against 12 x 4.1" QF A/A ) rendering her extremely vulnerable to air attack.
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This site (a GREAT site about the German Navy)
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmari...lin/index.html
lists the planned weaponry as:
15 cm SK L/50: 16 guns
10,5 cm L/50: 12 guns
3,7 cm L/83 C/30: 22 guns
2 cm MG L/65: 28 guns
However, I was quite dumbstruck to see that it lists as the airpower:
Me 109 T: 4
Ju 87 C: 13
Fi 167: 20
Although I'm quite sure the number of Me-109's would surely got higher as both the Ju-87 and Fi-167 needed serious air cover if facing a british carrier with fighters.
Cheers,
Sami