Regia Aeronautica

[Lightning Guy]

The Italians had plenty of ugly planes. Here's one the Fiat G.50.

 

[plan_D]

The Italian Navy and RA was a big thorn in the RNs side, the loss by Italians to the RN alone (Not Merchant Shipping) was:

6 Cruisers
15 Destroyers
37 Submarines

58 in Total.

Which doesn't seem much as the RN had 332 vessels in 1939, and 885 vessels saw service in World War 2. They did only lose 278 vessels, that's 1/5 to the Italians .

 

[cheddar cheese]

i dunno, i wouldnt call that ugly

 

[Lightning Guy]

I've read alot of that had to do with the Taranto raid (ah, that wonderful Stingbag!). After that the Italians moved their main anchorage further north and were extremely cautious in deploying their capital ships.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and can you blame them when they say the stringbag coming towards them they must have been terrified.......................

 

[cheddar cheese]

the lanc was telling me the other day, swordfish pilots werent scared of being jumped by 109's cos they can easily outmanoever them and lose them, it was the flak they were scared of

 

[plan_D]

I imagine the crew of the Bismarck were not ashamed of saying they were scared by the Swordfish.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The Bismarck had half the Royal Navy chasing them. They were probably scared by a lot of stuff.

 

[plan_D]

'Hol-y krap, a bean'

 

[cheddar cheese]

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

They were probably scared by a lot of stuff.

apart from attack from the french, obviously................

 

[Lightning Guy]

Especially considering the French had already surrendered . . .
But even if the French were in the war, I doubt very much that the Germans would have feared them.

 

[cheddar cheese]

i hope the french used deoderant, their arms were up an awful lot...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i can't belive the french have a word for victory, i can't imagine they use it much................

 

[cheddar cheese]

i asked that in french once, i could barely contain my laughter

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

we should ask our teacher if they've a way of saying "we win, we win"..................

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nous Gagnons 8)

ha, werent expecting that were you

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

surely you would have to say "we have won" which aint nous gagnons....................

 

[cheddar cheese]

we have won would be Nous Avons Gagné 8)

 

[Lightning Guy]

I know almost no French. But I know it would have to be past tense since it doesn't look like they'll do it ever again!