What If...?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 8, 2005

The GZ never would have made it out of the channel. First of all the British aircraft in the area would have far out numbered the Luftwaffe and she would not have had sufficient carrier support from BB's, Cruisers, and Destroyers.

mosquitoman · Mar 8, 2005

Still looks impressive though

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 8, 2005

Yes that it does. She would have been a beautiful ship.

the lancaster kicks ass · Mar 8, 2005

she would have looked even nicer to the crews of the attacking british ships with a couple of torps in her side........

mosquitoman · Mar 8, 2005

Too true

Nonskimmer · Mar 8, 2005

Well, the Russians used her for target practice after the war. A rather sad fate, I think.

the lancaster kicks ass · Mar 9, 2005

whilst it would have been interesting to see her but i don't think it's sad she was used as target practice...........

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 9, 2005

I actually do, it would have been neat to turn her into a museum or something.

the lancaster kicks ass · Mar 9, 2005

well each to their own.........

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 9, 2005

Very true.

cheddar cheese · Mar 9, 2005

Im with DerAdler and NS here.

Nonskimmer · Mar 9, 2005

She would have made a grand museum. After all, she was Germany's only ever aircraft carrier.

mosquitoman · Mar 9, 2005

There was the Peter Strasser aswell but I don't think that even got commisioned

Nonskimmer · Mar 9, 2005

As far as I know, the hull of the Peter Strasser was only about 60 percent completed before she was scrapped. They already had one white elephant on their hands, with the Graf Zeppelin.

Nonskimmer · Mar 9, 2005

Some neat Graf Zeppelin model shots:

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 10, 2005

Yeah the Peter Strasser was never even close to being finished. Atleast the GZ resembled an aircraft carrier. She deffinatly would have been a beautiful ship and would have been neat to see today.

mosquitoman · Mar 10, 2005

Great model NS, any idea what scale it's in?

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Mar 10, 2005

Did you build it, or is that a museum or something?

the lancaster kicks ass · Mar 10, 2005

i'm sorry if i'm incorrect (what, me??) but i doubt NS made them..........

and wooden decks, hehe..........

Nonskimmer · Mar 10, 2005

Lanc's lack of faith in my model building skills is not misplaced (this time), I'm afraid.

The model is 1:100 scale. Here's the link.
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/shipmodels/german_models/grafzeppelinliedtke.html
Btw, the small circular platform near the bow was meant to contain a gun mount.

And lanc, wood planking on flight decks was far from unusual at the time. Virtually all of the Japanese and early American carriers had them.

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