Grossflugzeugkreuzer A II

A II was the earliest surviving Project A study. Its 20.3 cm battery was lighter than the battleship-caliber weapons adopted by later variants, while the large hull retained the speed and endurance required for Atlantic operations.

Project A combined battleship-scale protection and heavy guns with a flight deck. It was intended to provide its own air cover while operating as an independent commerce raider.

No construction order followed. The proposal remained one of several preliminary hybrid studies produced during 1942.