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I suspect the Ersatz Zeppelin is designed to make use of a steam catapult given the steam and diesel propulsion (which seems a bit odd and wasteful for a carrier)…
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The speed probably eats up a bit too much hull strength to my liking… I would also move the trim a notch to get to 70% and the "steady gun platform" remark in the report….
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The armament still feels too light to me, a complaint I had about the Spaun. Until the point-defence SAM becomes a reality (another 5-8 sim years away) then a medium calibre gun at least provides some hitting power, especially against the small rocket-glide bombs likely to be developed in this period.
The RN notes it still has a major lead of steam catapult technology, and unlike OTL its had no compulsion to share its secrets with the US and so retains a monopoly for the time being.
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I suspect the Ersatz Zeppelin is designed to make use of a steam catapult given the steam and diesel propulsion (which seems a bit odd and wasteful for a carrier)…
CODAS powerplants have been pretty much standard on major KM combatants since Hrolf’s day. The CVA 50 design merely follows the trend
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The speed may be higher than it needs to be,
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and there are a couple of ways to increase the ship’s steadiness
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If the Kriegsmarine operated its aircraft carriers as lone wolves (as the RN seems to do at times) this might be a concern. However, with the number of escorts available, KM doctrine calls for them to provide the principal firepower.
As for glide bombs – the KM is quite familiar with the limitations of them – the Luftwaffe having operated the Hs293 for years. The principal means of dealing with them is to kill the carrier aircraft before they can launch their payloads – and that is why the CVA 50 is designed to operate the number of aircraft it does.
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For the time being, yes. I'll note in turn that the Russians have been developing steam catapults for the large carriers Reval and Kerch, which shall complete in November 1948, while France's Foudroyant is also very likely to have steam catapults. The RN definitely is getting their stuff out first, but the monopoly is only going to last until I commission my next CVs.
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2 catapultes à vapeur Mitchell-Brown de 50 m type BS 5 pouvant catapulter des avions de 12 à 15 tonnes à 150 nœuds
I feel I need to step up my game and design a huge carrier or two.
Nice to know I'm not alone. I find it odd though that nobody has ever built a reliable steam catapult (for carriers) other than the British and Americans in OTL (I'm not sure who supplied the catapults for the Clemenceau Class, I can't remember if they are French or foreign design - so that's my caveat). Should be a simple enough bit of kit to produce, maybe its just in OTL those two navies monopolised the building and export of carriers (though the Soviets never went for steam catapults)?
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The CVA 50 is larger than I would really like it to be, but to allow for operating a reasonable number of jet aircraft - according to our rules - the miscellaneous weight has to be increased and an overall larger ship to permit it.
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