Carrier dropped Fritz-X (like)

Its a solution but its grossly inefficient and you do in one of the pair and you feck up the whole weapon system.
 
Again I have to ask the OP - what is the target/expected mission for this Carrier dropped Fritz - X?

Otherwise all these suggestions are solutions looking for a problem to answer!
 

nbcman

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With such woefully bad carriers and sea based aviation, why are the Nazis trying for a carrier based solution instead of going straight to a guided missile warship?
 
Its a solution but its grossly inefficient and you do in one of the pair and you feck up the whole weapon system.

Yep; like I said, the only point is to avoid "big plane"; there are multiple downsides: the radio can be jammed, for example.
 
... there are multiple downsides: the radio can be jammed, for example.

That occurred of the Salerno beachhead. The USN figured out what was up and jammed the FritzX guidance frequencies. The Germans tried changing frequencies, then identified and attacked the destroyer with the EW radios. The USN added more signal jamming radios to more ships and tried multiple jamming sources. I cant recall if the USN was using proximity fuzes in this ship to air battle, but the Germans lost more bombers than they could afford that month.
 
Right so not to win the war then?

You need LRMPA hunting Merchant shipping to do that

Hunting the allied big stuff with a couple of dozen 'carrier' aircraft just isn't happening

Its pure Hollywood!

Strangle the UK its the only way to win (and even that won't work)
 
To sink the other guys battleships/carriers.
Bombs and Shells let the air in. To sink a ship you need to let the water in.

IIRC it was the strength of the Avro Manchester's airframe designed for catapult launch meant it could be reworked into the Lancaster.
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Right so not to win the war then?

You need LRMPA hunting Merchant shipping to do that

Hunting the allied big stuff with a couple of dozen 'carrier' aircraft just isn't happening

Its pure Hollywood!

Strangle the UK its the only way to win (and even that won't work)
Its a technical Challenge and how to solve them I am after. Not the strategic pitfalls. Guided missiles would be easier, so no reason to ask for suggestions.
 
Its a technical Challenge and how to solve them I am after. Not the strategic pitfalls. Guided missiles would be easier, so no reason to ask for suggestions.

If you are determined to make it a carrier AC then I would suggest a smaller bomb say 800 kg in weight and use a 2 seater version of the Fw 190 F-8/U3 torpedo bomber (while the F8/U3 could carry a BT-1400 'Torpedo' weighing 1400 KGs I am taking into account the weight of the 2nd man and associated weight penalty of the conversion and necessary equipment)

I guess that the Aircraft could also carry a lighter 450 mm diameter torpedo as well?

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If you are determined to make it a carrier AC then I would suggest a smaller bomb say 800 kg in weight and use a 2 seater version of the Fw 190 F-8/U3 torpedo bomber (while the F8/U3 could carry a BT-1400 'Torpedo' weighing 1400 KGs I am taking into account the weight of the 2nd man and associated weight penalty of the conversion and necessary equipment)

I guess that the Aircraft could also carry a lighter 450 mm diameter torpedo as well?

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Thank you, clearly the most realistic proposal yet. They’ll need to put the second crewman in a prone position with a ventral position, but that might work.
 
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