Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Plan Z - Practical, Effective, or High Seas Fleet Mk2?" video.

I had wondered why the Western Allies gave the Russians the unfinished German aircraft carrier. They obviously realised that it only realistically value it had was as scrape. This also explains why the Russians never got the hang of carriers. You do have to wonder why they were trying for a High Seas Fleet Mk2. Even with Plan Z they were never going to be in a position to seriously threaten anyone else. And with the airstrike capability from carriers and land based aircraft they could no longer expect to hide in port. U-Boats and Commerce raiders would have been a far better bet for taking on the Allies. This was recognised in WW1. Some of the most effective German commerce raiders of WW2 were the disguised armed merchant ships. And it would have been much more cost effective. You could build a fleet of converted merchant ship raiders from those you captured. Just have a couple of supply ships carrying some guns and other equipment. Capture a ship. Refit it and then send it out to raid. Plan Z was a wishlist vanity project.
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