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Vittorio Veneto class. (Vittorio Veneto, Roma,
Littorio.)

The Italian battleship of WWII. Powerful and
relatively nimble at 30 knots, it was
nonetheless not quite as heavily armored and
turned out to be poorly protected against
torpedo attacks in spite of a combination of
interesting but largely ineffectual
innovations. Still a formidable foe, but in the
end more impressive in looks than any other
category. Although mounting three triple
turrets with unusually powerful 15/50 guns -
which had a very short barrel lifespan - the
Vittorio had a short operating radius and one
of the weakest anti-aircraft suites of any
battleship built after 1930. Although it was
officially intended to stay within the treaty
limit of 35,000 tons, it is generally
considered to have gone well beyond that.


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Iowa class.


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