![]() Unlike the C-1 which was to be used primarily as a dive-bomber, the E-1 was primarily intended for torpedo bombing, though on Graf Zeppelin it was to fulfill several roles. ![]() By the end of 1942 the Me 155 A-1 design was almost complete and the aircraft was scheduled to go into production in early 1943 with as many as 220 to be manufactured.Ĥ: Because the Ju 87 C-1 could no longer be produced the Germans turned to the Ju 87 D-5 of which the navalized version was to have been called the Ju 87 E-1. For offensive armament, the plane would have had 2x MG 131 13mm machine guns and 1x Mk151 20mm auto-cannon. The Me 155 A-1 would have had the ETC 500/IXb bomb rack which would have allowed for the mounting of either a 500-kg bomb or a 300-liter drop-tank. On May/30/1942 the Me 109 G-6 was ordered to be adapted for aircraft carrier use by adding such features as: foldable wings, detachable wing extensions, manually mountable wings, arresting cable hook, catapult support mountings, fixed tail wheel, upper wing spoilers, and sea rescue equipment. Instead, the Me 155 A-1 was designed as a "Trager Jagdflugzeug" (Carrier Fighter-Aircraft) and was to be based as much as possible on the then current Me 109 G production version, which was by the end of 1942 the Me 109 G-6. Lutzow and Hippers failure at the Battle of the Barents sea prompted Hitler to cancel all naval projects at the time, including Graf Zeppelin.ģ: By the time work resumed on Graf Zeppelin in 1942 it was no longer possible for either the Me 109 T-1 or the Ju 87 C-1 to be produced for the Zeppelin because the engines and production lines no longer existed for these aircraft. Note: Concerning points 1 and 2, as we are well aware these things did not go as planned. At the time it was intended for Graf Zeppelin to operate with German battleships also stationed in Norwegian waters. This information is provided by two entries in the War Diary of the Sea War Command (KTB der Skl), first on June/28/1942 and then on October/1/1942. Or, alternatively, she could also be sent to Altafjord instead. This is basically going to be a big info dump detailing the modifications and changes made to the Graf Zeppelin design by the time work resumed on her in 1942.ġ: When work on Graf Zeppelin was resumed on May/13/1942 she was scheduled for commissioning on April/1/1943 and was to be ready for operations sometime between December/1943 and Early Spring/1944.Ģ: After the ship is declared ready for operations she was to be stationed in Faettenfjord near Trondheim.
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