France: ‘Let’s lay down two 27,000 ton battleships. The Italians can’t build anything bigger.’
Italy: ‘The Italians lay down two 35,000 ton battleships.’
1930s naval arms race. France thought they had the upper hand. Italy responded with the Littorio-class — among the most advanced battleships ever built, with 381mm guns that outclassed the French Dunkerque-class.
Underestimate the Italians at sea at your own peril.
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