Dear friends, I am coming back this evening with a new QUARTERDECK live!
Topics: Italian naval infantry, actions in the Spanish civil war, lessons learned in WW2 and more..
See you at 9:00 PM (Central European Time). www.youtube.com/live/OLea2rj...
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The submarine CM 1 decommissioned in Taranto in 1947. The boat belonged to a series of small submarines that were to be built in large numbers starting in 1943. This project never went that far, I talked about the curious story of the CM project in this video:
youtu.be/QOdAyVRD0Vw?...

An Italian gunner positions the 6-round clip of a 37 mm Breda machine gun on a twin mount; the clip of the second weapon is visible on the right and already positioned.
In this video, I talked to you in detail about Italian naval anti-aircraft fire and weapons in WW2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDa1...

A nice picture of the destroyer Grecale in the shipyard, close to completion. The ship belonged to the Maestrale class, the destroyer design that provided the right footprint for the subsequent Oriani and Soldati classes.
Here's the story of the evolution of Italian DDs youtu.be/exhsHf18zeI?...

Not only capital ships, cruisers and destroyers go to war....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvNp...