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This would have been an interesting opponent. Were she commissioned, she was scheduled to have Messerschmitt Bf109T fighters and Junkers Ju87 Stuka bombers. The Stukas were even slower than the Douglas SBD Dauntless and not as maneuverable. The Bf109s were capable but liquid-cooled V engines are much harder to maintain at sea than radials. Biggest disadvantage was a carrier air wing of 50 against a US carrier with an air wing of 70-100.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 01:18:07 +0000

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