DrLuny t1_j29pibf wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:43 PM

Reply to comment by FolkPhilosopher in Did Italy made a mistake by joining the Entente in 1915 during World War One? by Top_Moment4144

Was the Italian Navy so pathetic in WWI? If they teamed up with the Austrians the Royal Navy would have had to devote considerable resources to countering them. That might have given the Germans a chance at another North Sea engagement.

FolkPhilosopher t1_j29qik0 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:49 PM

To give you an idea of the state of the Regia Marina, a number of times the combined Anglo-French forces pushed Italy to mount a joint attack on the Austro-Hungarian Navy but each time Italy refused to do so.

If Italy refused to engaged into open combat against the Austro-Hungarian Navy, there was no chance they would attempt anything against the combined Anglo-French force in the Mediterranean.