Plan Z Super Carrier (Ultimate WWII Design)
Ultimate WWII Carrier Design - 1945 Paper Ship! - 0 boats: PLAN Z SUPER CARRIER - Theoretical maximum WWII German carrier! Represents peak of German carrier doctrine development. 48,000 tons (LARGEST German design!), 34 kts, 60+ aircraft (MAXIMUM capacity!), 950 ft length. MAXIMUM DUAL-PURPOSE DESIGN: 16× 15cm guns (heaviest carrier armament!), 24× 10.5cm + 128× light AA = 150+ AA guns! 3× catapults (maximum launch rate!), 3× elevators (optimized flow). Balanced armor: 150mm belt + 100mm flight deck (protection + operations!). 10,000 nm range (maximum endurance!). Combines all German carrier lessons: Graf Zeppelin dual-purpose concept + British armored survivability + maximum operational capacity. PAPER SHIP - pure speculation, never built. Germany never operated carriers. Represents theoretical maximum development if carrier program had continued. NEVER BUILT!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 40000 t
- Displacement (full)
- 48000 t
- Length
- 950 (LARGEST German carrier design!) ft
- Beam
- 135 ft
- Crew
- 2200
- Ships built
- 0 (paper design)
- Commissioned
- Never
- Decommissioned
- N/A
Performance
- Top speed
- 32 kn
- Range
- 10,000 nm (maximum endurance!)
Armament
- Main guns
- "16× 15cm SK C/28 guns" (maximum dual-purpose armament!)
- Secondary guns
- "24× 10.5cm SK C/33 AA guns" (MAXIMUM AA!)
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 100-150mm (heavy protection)
- Deck
- 100mm flight deck armor (armored + operational capacity balance)
- Fire control
- Most advanced German fire control systems
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 61.08
- Research cost
- 21,500
- Credit cost
- 42,756
Notable
- ULTIMATE WWII CARRIER DESIGN! (maximum capability!)
- "Ultimate Design" special ability (+50% capability, UNIQUE!)
- 48,000 TONS! (LARGEST German carrier design!)
- 60+ AIRCRAFT CAPACITY! (MAXIMUM!)
- 950 ft length (LARGEST!)
- 16× 15CM GUNS! (maximum dual-purpose armament!)
- 150+ AA GUNS! (24× 10.5cm + 128× light AA!)
- 3× CATAPULTS! (maximum launch rate!)
- 3× elevators (optimized aircraft handling)
- 10,000 nm range (maximum endurance!)
- 34 knots (maximum speed!)
- Balanced armor: 150mm belt + 100mm deck
- Combines all German carrier development lessons
- Graf Zeppelin dual-purpose concept (16× 15cm guns!)
- British armored carrier survivability (100mm deck!)
- Maximum operational capacity (60+ aircraft!)
- Represents peak of German WWII carrier evolution
- PAPER SHIP! (-25% reliability penalty, pure speculation!)
- NEVER BUILT! (Germany never operated carriers)
- Pure theoretical maximum development