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Default Re: Mussolini strikes oil!

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Originally Posted by John Dudek View Post
Except that the Italian Navy would at last have enough oil in order for it to begin manuevering and training like a modern day fleet, rather than a polyglot collection of two and three ship sorties.
Does not change the fact that they still did not have radar and would not be able to face the Royal Navy on even terms. This is what kept the Italian navy at bay, not the lack of fuel.
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