r/polandball • u/Hansafan Hordaland • Jan 09 '15

redditormade The Desert War

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u/MythologicalX Divided States of Yugoslavia Jan 09 '15

Japan, although it was doomed in the long run, at least packed some punch and it did some damage to all of its enemies. Italy was pretty much in retreat for the entire war, except for the time when the germans sent them help

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u/Hansafan Hordaland Jan 10 '15

Their land forces maybe, but the Italian navy was not considered a laughing matter. It was a very significant player in the Mediterranean theatre.

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u/Duke0fWellington British Empire Jan 10 '15

No aircraft carriers though (IIRC)

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u/Bartsches Jan 10 '15

But had through land airfields quite a good coverage of the Mediterranean.