The view on Italy and its contributions to the Axis in the Second World War are generally negative to very negative. To a certain degree this likely stems from a focus mostly on land warfare, as such I thought let us look at naval warfare. As such asked Drachinifel on his views on the subject. In this video we discuss the overall contributions of the Italian Navy (Regia Marina) to the Axis in WW2. What types of actions, how many enemy ships were sunk and what kind of troubles the created for the Royal Navy, British Forces and generally the Allies in the Mediterranean. Cover design by vonKickass. Timestamps to related content 01:23 – Wolfpack Tactics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La6BM3HnU98 01:42 – Why France fell in 6 Weeks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI29hh5qBug 01:50 – Why Japan declared War on the United States – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPn4mp6y-4w 02:07 – Bismarck vs. Swordfish – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTO3JagV8gE 02:09 – Scharnhorst – https://youtu.be/YD6pgMf1TTM 02:58 – HMS Warspite – https://youtu.be/t-_ExMo0g-s 04:42 – Afrika Korps Worth it? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD8eic4uLUw 11:31 - Italian Midget Submarines – https://youtu.be/zt1O8RIX9pw 15:28 – HMS Illustrious – https://youtu.be/TL3qoaxgAB0 16:01 – HMS Eagle – https://youtu.be/vXb6MVhpEKM 16:02 – HMS Ark Royal – https://youtu.be/sAr5--7W97o 24:14 - Afrika Korps Worth it? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD8eic4uLUw 24:33 – An Early Afrika Korps (Alternate History) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnKDgC9aNu0 »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « our brains #RegiaMarina #ItalianNavyWW2 #ItalyAndTheAxis