![]() ![]() However, when Hitler came to power, he would dust it off, and the Scharnhorst-class would be born from its ashes. As a result, he was replaced with Erich Raeder and the 1928 design was abandoned. ![]() However, Vice-Admiral Hans Zenker, the one in charge of this battlecruiser design as well as the “father” of the Panzerschiffe design, annoyed the Reichstag a bit too much, constantly pushing them to negotiate the nullification of the Versaille treaty. Those ships would have a standard displacement of 17 500 tons and be able to reach 34 knots but in return, the main belt was quite thin with only 100 mm of armor.įor such ships to ever come to be, a nullification of the Versailles treaty was necessary as it was limiting Germany to build ships with a maximum displacement of 10 000 tons. This design was intended as a treaty cruiser killer, armed with eight 305 mm guns in four twin turrets as well as a heavy secondary battery with 150 mm guns in triple turrets. Admiral Schröder is based on a German battlecruiser design from 1928. ![]()
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