Talk:General Discussion/@comment-24853173-20141026020533/@comment-25459687-20141026031220

Tragicwind said "doctrine." *swoon*

For those who don't already know, Germany had a small number of heavy cruisers, the Prince Eugen being the most famous since it was along with Bismarck on Operation Reinburg. They were larger than most other nations cruisers due to Germany not being part of the inter-war treaty system, but many experts wonder just what Germany did with the extra tonnage.

The "pocket battleships" were basically up-gunned heavy cruisers, despite all the hype attached to them. A typical CA of the period had 8-10 8-inch guns in 3-5 turrets, the Panzershiff had two turrets with 3 11-inch guns. Graf Spee is the 'famous' member of the class.