Well, you are right, Jumbo.

That is my point. Italians were no dumps, but why didn't they performed better? Certainly, the Italian armed forces had many deffects, but with a much better leaderships they would not have needed any help to conquest the whole Mediterranean. Even with its trouble, the Italian Navy could have had many success because it had more ships and advantages. The Regia Aeronautica could have done a lot also, because the Italian aeronautic technology was their best technology and the army on the ground, just with the quantity against the British could have done it by themselves. This is a good what if...

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