Italian submarine Ettore Fieramosca

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Italian submarine Ettore Fieramosca

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DESIGN
Ettore Fieramosca was designed by the firm Bernardis and was intended to be a cruiser submarine which carried a seaplane in a waterproof hangar and a 203 mm (8 in) gun; such a design was inspired by the similar (although bigger) Surcouf, then under construction in France. Several prototype seaplanes were designed but not deployed and the hangar was removed in 1931. The deck gun was initially a 120 mm (5 in) 27-calibre OTO model of 1924, but this was later replaced by a 120 mm 45-calibre OTO model of 1931.[1]

However Ettore Fieramosca proved to be rather over-dimensioned for her armament, slower than intended (the intended speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) while surfaced was never achieved) and with poor maneuverability, both surfaced and underwater; her huge cost and rather poor endurance meant that plans to build more boats to the same designs were shelved.

IN WW2
Plagued with incidents and mechanical trouble for her entire career, she was deployed on only a few operational patrols in 1940, but did not achieve any successes against enemy targets.

She suffered a battery explosion late in 1940 and was decommissioned in April 1941; eventually she was stricken and scrapped.[2]

IN GAME ROLL
A possible name for the Italian submarine or for a upgraded sub idk

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Re: Italian submarine Ettore Fieramosca

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Since all countries have subs it would be just fair dir Italy
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ya but this one SUCC
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