Victory at Sea - Regia Marina
Victory at Sea: Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II flights
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The Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II served in the Regia Aeronautica throughout World War II. The new Re.2001 Falco II was an improvement of the original Re.2000, which was originally rejected by the Regia Aeronautica because of its poor engine. Despite...
£13.50
Victory at Sea: Breda Ba.201 dive bomber flights
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The first purpose-built dive bomber developed for the Regia Aeronautica, the Ba.201 was a clean low-wing monoplane with an inverted gull wing. Highly praised by test pilots, except for a disappointing maximum speed, development work was expanded to include a...
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Victory at Sea: Macchi C.202 Folgore flights
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The Macchi C.202 Folgore was a development of the earlier C.200 Saetta fighter, with a more powerful German Daimler-Benz engine. It proved superior to the Curtiss P-40 and the Hawker Hurricane and was considered to be a match for the...
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Victory at Sea: Fiat G.50 flights
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The Fiat G.50 Freccia was the first Italian low-wing monoplane fighter with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear to go into production, though Italian pilots felt uncomfortable with the enclosed cockpit itself. Extremely manoeuvrable thanks to its licence built...
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Victory at Sea: SM.79 Sparviero flights
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A fast three-engine design originally developed as a passenger aircraft, the Sparviero had a distinctive ‘hunchbacked’ appearance. It was highly successful as a bomber and torpedo-bomber, particularly early in the war when it could outrun any Allied fighter it was...
£13.50
Victory at Sea Regia Marina fleet box
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At the time of Italy’s entry into World War Two, she possessed a modern and – on paper at least – highly effective fleet. Four battleships and eight heavy cruisers were available, with three more battleships being fitted out. However,...
£90.00
Victory at Sea: Vittorio Veneto
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The Littorio class was the first new Italian battleship class for nearly a decade when design work began in 1930. Initially designed to remain within the 35,000-ton Washington Treaty limit, the final displacement was just over 40,000 tons. As well...
£17.00
Victory at Sea - Regia Marina Submarines & MTB sections
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Submarines: Compared to a German Type VII C submarine, the Marcello-class were much larger, displacing 1,060 tons versus 769. Speed and range between the two classes were almost similar, but the Marcello-class had more torpedo tubes than the famous U-Boat....
£28.00
Victory at Sea - Regia Marina Dice and Dice bag
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Supplement your new naval arsenal with a dice bag emblazoned with your chosen Victory at Sea fleet's nation flag, and matching coloured dice.
Warning: not guaranteed to make you roll better....
Includes 4 x D10 and 10 x D6
£30.00
Victory at Sea - Emanuele Filiberto Duca d’Aosta
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This class was another extension of the Regia Marina's Condottieri (military leaders) concept, representing another step in producing a good, all-round cruiser design. It aimed to improve stability and protection once more, while keeping the armament similar to that of...
£12.00
Victory at Sea - Aquila
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Victory at Sea - Aquila
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The role of aircraft carriers was undervalued by the Regia Marina, as the navy was expected to operate in the Mediterranean, close to Italian air bases. This attitude was best expressed by Mussolini who said, “Italy itself is an aircraft...
£18.00
Victory at Sea - Conti di Cavour
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Originally commissioned in 1915, Conte di Cavour and Giulio Cesare (Leonardo da Vinci was destroyed by sabotage during World War One) were rebuilt as first generation fast battleships in a process that left only 40% of the original structure in...
£15.00
Victory at Sea - Etna
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Victory at Sea - Etna
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In 1939, Siam (now Thailand) placed on order for a pair of general-purpose light cruisers which were to be built in Italian yards. These hulls were subsequently taken over by Italy in 1942, with plans to complete them as anti-aircraft...
£12.00
Victory at Sea - Luigi Cadorna
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A sub-class of the Condottieri-class and ordered by the Regia Marina as a follow on to the Giussano-class, these two ships had similar characteristics but were intended to have improved protection and stability. However, protection ended up being virtually the...
£12.00
Victory at Sea - Navigatori-class destroyers
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Originally classified as esploratori or scouts, this class was in response to the French contre-torpilleurs (destroyers) of the Jaguar and Guépard-classes. Trials with light displacement and overloaded machinery led to speeds of up to 43.5 knots. However, that could not...
£20.00
Victory at Sea - Pola
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Victory at Sea - Pola
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The Zara-class heavy cruisers were designed to have improved protection over the Trento-class, at the cost of speed. Originally designated light, then armoured, the Zara-class was properly rated as heavy cruisers. They were intended to remain within the 10,000-ton limits...
£12.00
