Why does Italy still have to develop an aircraft carrier formation because its overseas interests are thin?

2020/11/1222:48:06 military 1065

We know that the aircraft carrier formation is the decisive force in modern naval warfare, and having an aircraft carrier formation means truly powerful. In the World Aircraft Carrier Club, there are either many overseas interests that need to be safeguarded, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, or strong opponents, such as India and Russia. But there is a strange country, and it is Italy.

Italy lives in southern Europe, with little competition in the world and no overseas interests. However, Italy has the strongest aircraft carrier formation in the EU except France, and it has two aircraft carriers alone. What is it that makes Italy spare no expense to create a "luxury" aircraft carrier formation? The problem of

goes back to the Second World War.

During the Second World War, all countries were worried about tight budgets. Regarding the development of the air force, the navy and the air force were fighting for the ownership of fighter aircraft, and even the army wanted to own a few aircraft. At that time, the United States and Japan did not even have an air force. The same was true in Italy. At that time, Mussolini preferred the air force, which restricted the development of aircraft carriers for a long time, so that in Italy at that time, there was even a rule that the navy could not have combat aircraft.

This caused the Italian navy to be basically beaten in the Mediterranean, especially against the British fleet with aircraft carriers.

For this reason, the Italians began to try to build their first aircraft carrier in 1942, but until the end of World War II, this aircraft carrier did not become a reality.

Although Italy received fewer restrictions after World War II and was hardly disarmed, it was very inappropriate to develop aircraft carriers after World War II. Italy has been waiting until the news of the end of the Cold War. On the eve of the end of the Cold War, the Italians experimentally produced their first aircraft carrier, named Garibaldi. This aircraft carrier has a displacement of only 13,000 tons and is now the smallest aircraft carrier in the world, but the Italians I am very proud of this.

Only after the arrival of the 21st century did Italy own the first real aircraft carrier, the Cavour. This aircraft carrier has a displacement of 27,000 tons and is a standard light aircraft carrier.

For this reason, Italy has almost established its position as the "Little Overlord" on the Mediterranean coast.

This is Italy's reminiscence of the Roman Empire and a symbol of the pride of the Italian nation.

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