Even in 1943, though her primary job is now to protect the heavies, if the hunting party has found an unprotected or lightly protected convoy why shouldn't GZ participate in the destruction of the convoy? Especially if it will make the process go faster. She also had to be able to duel with the small handful of ships capable of catching her, if it came to it. Graf Zeppelin was originally built for commerce raiding against the French and it was felt that the majority of her "killing" would be done with the ship's artillery rather than with her aircraft (who's primary job was scouting and damaging/destroying any escorting warships GZ cannot outfight, and also for defending against Bearn (lol)). To defend the German heavies both at anchor and at sea while commerce raiding. Interesting as by this time everybody else was using their battleship to escort their carriers) Anyways. Her primary job would be the defense of the battleships from enemy carriers (as the Germans saw it the only way to guarantee the safety of their battleships from enemy carriers was to escort them with carriers of their own! Fight fire with fire, I guess. GZ was to be stationed in Norway with the German Battleships and heavy cruisers already there. Before I begin please note that if I don't respond to a particular note of yours It simply means that for the most part I agree with you or have nothing further to add or don't know enough on the matter to comment.
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