Germany had Flattops

What if Germany had in it's fleet, a few Carriers? What would happen???

 

See this thread:

http://www.ww2f.com/weapons-wwii/20047-why-not-german-aircraft-carriers.html

 

well thats not really the same topic-thats asking WHY there where no german Carriers, this is WHAT IF there where german Carriers.

 

That is a lot of steel that could be used elsewhere but we shall give it a go nevertheles......

I would say that it would not really change a thing since Germany was still lacking a significant number of capitol ships. Now pair them up with the Italian navy in the med or even in the North sea, then they could impact allied convoys in the North and provide cover for Rommel's supplies but that is if they can keep from being sunk which I think would happen in the end.

 

No need for carriers as cover for Rommel supplies. Wasn't Italy the Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier? In the end what was the result?

And do you remember the trouble the RN had with their own carriers in he Atlantic until they learnt their lesson? Now transfer that to the Jerries and tell me about it!


Do you know what this thread sounds like?

 

I agree with you on this one, for Germany flattops are a waste, they like the heavy units like battleships and heavy cruisers in the end Hitler would have forbidden there deployment, the steel would be better used in U-Boat or Panzerwaffen construction, if Germany deployed the Graf Zeppelin in the Med it would have been sunk.

 

Type XXI U-boats, Me 262s, Jadg Panthers, and V-2s would've been better use of time and money. Carriers for the Kriegsmarine would've been bottled up, or bird-dogged to their destruction. A total waste in a series of total wastes for the Nazi's. Maus, Land Cruizer, etc..
Their "war winning" weapon was not the carrier.

 

Then what was?

 

The witty German sense of humour.

 

As pointed out on the other thread the German design for aircraft carriers was just so lame when you look at the USN & IJN carriers, the German surface fleet was a threat but just look what happen to it when it came out to fight. Germany wasted the surface fleet, as for the U-Boats they were over stretched, granted they were doing the job and fought like lions for a lost course. If Germany built the planned number of aircraft carriers I can't help think how many less tanks would of been built and how long those carriers would last against the RN or I are we looking at hit and run operations.

 

I got the same reaction here. http://www.ww2f.com/what-if/19305-carriers.html