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OT- WW2 German CV KMS GRAF ZEPPELIN

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much to my surprise i never heard of this until 10mins ago when i was watching a doco on the history channel

WW2 German CV KMS GRAF ZEPPELIN
GrafZeppelin.jpg




like usual google came to my aid

interesting read
http://www.damninteresting.com/the-only-nazi-aircraft-carrier
http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/114316.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin
http://www.battle-fleet.com/pw/his/grafz.htm
http://www.xray-mag.com/en/content/want-dive-ww2-german-aircraft-carrier


noting this, i wonder what naval aircraft germany wouldve produce during the war? and what were the possibilities ?
 
These are some factors I can think of:

1. Goering was able to impose an effective monopoly on airpower within the Wehrmacht. The other services were not encouraged to develop their own types.

2. Compared with Britain, the US, and Japan, Germany's navy in the interwar years was comparatively small. At the beginning of the war, the expectation was that naval battles would still be decided by battleships. The biggest navies started the war with more diversified fleets, but the Kriegsmarine was not a large navy; and later in the war was too late.

3. At the beginning of the war, German aircraft production was relatively small, compared with British. What resources there were went to the Luftwaffe, not the Kriegsmarine.

4. The German navy always came in third, behind the army and the air force, until the last three weeks, when Doenitz ran the whole show. That might have been interesting, if there had been anything left to run.
 
If you like amphibious, there's this:

<table align="center" bgcolor="#aaccee" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left">[FONT=verdana, sans-serif]Flight Simulator X - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications[/FONT] </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="*"> [FONT=verdana, sans-serif]Arado Ar-196 [/FONT]</td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap"> <!-- --> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> [FONT=verdana, sans-serif]Other files which are related to, or may be required by, this file:
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The purpose of this package is to make the Alphasim Arado Ar-196, now freeware, usable in FSX. What needs to be done? First, we need to replace the gauges; the old ones don't work. I have done this for the virtual cockpit, but the 2D cockpit needs some work (which I am leaving to someone else). Second, we need to use some different sounds; the old ones don't exist in FSX. Third, we need a thumbnail image for the Aircraft selection menu. These three items are provided here: new panel.cfg, new sound.cfg, and a thumbnail. In addition, you'll also need the original package for FS2004 (ar196_fs9.zip) and a freeware gauge set by Hauke Keitel (kedigau_ud2.zip). Instructions for putting it all together are provided here in readme.txt.Also requires: 1. ar196_fs9.zip 2. kedigau_ud2.zip [/FONT]
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