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Italian WW2 Naval Aviation<\/h2>\n

Aviazione Ausiliaria per la Regia Marina<\/a> About 3,000 seaplanes (1923-1943)<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n

In the absence of aircraft carriers (the expression “Italy aircraft carrier” of the Duce reflected this little case the high command granted to this type of ship still in 1941), Regia Marina did not have a real naval aviation branch. On the other hand, the Regia Aeronautica had a number of seaplanes capable of carrying out very well missions of torpedoing, observation, reconnaissance and rescue. There were also those aboard the cruisers and other line units of the fleet. Italy has an important maritime facade, it naturally turned to the design of seaplanes, some of which had real qualities in terms of autonomy, as the family of original double-boomers Savoia-Marchetti, who distinguished themselves during raids sports media, like that of De Pinedo and Balbo around the world.<\/p>\n

\"CANT
\nCANT Z501 Gabbiano<\/em><\/p>\n

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Missed opportunities<\/h2>\n

On the other hand, it is remarkable that Macchi did not developed a naval fighter entirely from the excellent seaplanes from the Schneider Cup, the last of which reached the 700 kph without difficulty. To make it a military version from which the legendary Spitfire derives, Macchi has produced only mediocre star-powered engines before turning to Daimler-Benz online engines. The Italian naval aviation reflected the general condition of the Regia aeronautica in 1940. A modest force numerically, counting devices sometimes behind a generation, often under-motorized. This is one of the reasons for the fact that Italian bomber aircraft are typically powered by three engines instead of two. A technical delay that was much more worrying for the hunt.<\/p>\n

\"IMAM
\nIMAM Ro-43<\/em><\/p>\n

Other experiments<\/h2>\n

For a time, when the catapult was operational, the Regia Marina used various aircraft that were land models with floats, the Macchi M18, Piaggio P6 and Cant 25 among others. With the Macchi M41b, derived from a racing machine, it put into service its main embedded fighter, until 1940. But the latter, slow and poorly armed, was totally outclassed at the time of the entry into the war of the Italy. The standard fighter in 1940 was the Ro44, single-seat derivative of the observation Ro43 (1934). Biplane heavy and unwieldy, it lented itself pretty badly to this role but was nevertheless maintained in this role until 1943. In parallel, the Navy tried to adopt the Caproni Reggiane Re-2000 as an onboard fighter, but without floats, which made it a non-reusable gear. Caproni-Reggiane also supplied the navalized Re2001, which tested with a landing gear, intended for use on Aquila and Sparviero. Eventually, the Fiat G55s centauro was a sub-version of the torpedo fighter, of which ten were produced in 1943.<\/p>\n

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