How strong was Italy during World War II?

Of course, Italy is very strong, the best pig teammate in the team battle, responsible for being funny and selling cute, and providing experience for each other professionally.

Figure 1: Italian production is for fun, not for war.

In short, it is the position of Bronze III, supported by Mussolini's confidence in mystery, with the intention of winning a qualifying tournament for the king and expecting to become an MVP after the war. The reality is that Ethiopia was almost killed by a red BUFF on the roadside. Not to mention being beaten up by the British in North Africa and being used as an ATM by the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front.

First of all, Italy has never made material preparations for the world war. During the war, Medesu, a first-class power, built tens of thousands of tanks, while Italy only built 3,500. Can you believe it? This is not to say that Italy does not want to spend money on military industry. 1939 40% of the income was allocated to the military industry, but the foundation was too thin and there were too many courses to make up.

In World War II, Italy did have several individual weapons with good performance, which were not weaker than the major powers. For example, Vinetot Superclass was the top treaty warship at that time. But it can't hide the fact that the overall equipment level of the army is terrible and the number of equipment is insufficient. The navy has no aircraft carrier, and the army is equipped with the most mini tanks.

Figure 2: This is an Italian tank at the end of World War II. Can you believe it? At the same time, the tiger kings also went into battle.

Secondly, Mussolini's leadership is a model for laymen to guide professionals. I want to handle everything, no matter what the problem is. Fascism is equivalent to centralized Italy, and he is the boss of centralized Italy. I never want to know about military strength, economic strength and war situation, just look at the book figures. Before the invasion of Greece and the signing of an armistice agreement with France, it was humiliating to attack the defense line by force. Almost all humiliating battles were personally directed by Mussolini.

The Minister of Armament warned Mussolini that it was impossible for Italy to prepare for a full-scale war before June 1942+00, and the production capacity of Italy's main armaments was lower than that of Britain or France 15%, but his proposal was harsh and Mussolini was unwilling to accept it.

Figure 3: Italy can't fight, but there are ways to issue medals.

Third, the Italian army will not fight. The success of individual campaigns and individual battles, such as the surprise attack of frogman on Alexandria, cannot hide the overall situation of poor high-level command and low combat effectiveness of troops.

Rommel, the three German generals who knew the Italian army best, was the worst in North Africa after all. Rommel repeatedly mentioned Italy's military strength in his letter to his daughter-in-law. "The Italian army is unreliable. Just like in 19 17, it gave up as soon as it saw the enemy's chariot. " The Italian army is in danger of collapse, and Germans are needed everywhere to save them.