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19 January 2019, Italy's Savoia-Marchetti SM.78 reconnaissance flying boat

Few of the Savoia-Marchetti SM.78 reconnaissance flying boats were built but they were used in the 1930s by the Regia Marina.

18 January 2019, YouTube Videos no more

Google has taken away my ability (not theirs of course) to make a few dollars from ads placed over my videos so I've decided to close my YouTube channel permanently and have removed links to those videos.

18 January 2019, Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Marsupiale (marsupial) transport

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 was the first Marchetti design to have retractable landing gear.

 

13 January 2019, Broken Ground Design - Optional and Heretical, Offboard Artillery Counters

Here's the listing of counters that come with Optional and Heretical and Off Board Artillery.

12 January 2019, Broken Ground Design - Partisan Advanced Squad Leader Counters

Here's the listing of counters that come with Partisan by Broken Ground Design.

11 January 2019, Italy's Savoia-Marchetti SM.74 transport

Three of the large four engine Savoia-Marchetti SM.74 transports were used by the Italian Regia Aeronautica.

6 January 2019, Italy's Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 transport

Originally used as civilian transports the Savoia-Marchetti SM.73s were taken over by the Italian military and used as transports.

5 January 2019, Italy's Savoia-Marchetti SM.55X flying boat

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 series of flying boats showed that Italy could design excellent aircraft in the 1930s. None were used in combat in World War II.

5 January 2019, Corregidor: the Rock

Here are the counters that come with Corregidor: the Rock.

4 January 2019, Italy's S.A.I.M.A.N. 202 liaison

Originally designed to be a civilian touring aircraft the S.A.I.M.A.N. 202 was used by the Italian military as a liaison aircraft.

1 January 2019, Italy's Reggiane Re.2005 fighter Sagittario (archer)

The Reggiane Re.2005 was a high performance fighter that did very well against Allied aircraft, but it was only produced in small numbers before the surrender of Italy.

1 January 2019, Italy's Reggiane Re.2003 reconnaissance bomber

The Reggiane Re.2003 was to be a two seat reconnaissance bomber but only two prototypes were constructed.

30 December 2018, Italy's Reggiane Re.2002 fighter bomber

Not too many of the Reggiane Re.2002 fighters were built before the surrender of Italy.

23 December 2018, Italy's Reggiane Re.2000 fighter

The Reggiane Re.2000 was a fighter primarily sold for export.

17 December 2018, Hatten in Flames

Here's the list of counters in the Advanced Squad Leader Hatten in Flames, Forgotten War

17 December 2018, Italy's Piaggio P.119 fighter

A unique design for Italian aircraft the Piaggio P.119 had its engine placed behind the pilot which allowed for a very maneuverable aircraft. Only one prototype was constructed before the surrender of Italy.

16 December 2018, Italy's Piaggio P.108 heavy bomber

Probably the best performing of the four engine heavy bombers that any of the Axis nations used, the Piaggio P.108 was well designed and performed well.

14 December 2018, Italy's Piaggio P.50 heavy bomber

Never getting out of the prototype stage the Piaggio P.50 heavy bomber design led to better models.

10 December 2018, Italy's Piaggio P.32 bomber

The Piaggio P.32 bombers were of all wood construction and developed in the mid-1930s.

9 December 2018, Italy's Nardi FN-305 trainer

The Nardi FN.305 trainer was a high performance light aircraft in the late 1930s.

7 December 2018, Italy's Meridionali Ro.58 fighter

The Meridionali Ro.58 had potential to being a good twin engine fighter, but the Italian surrender stopped all work on it.

7 December 2018, Italy's Meridionali Ro.57 fighter

The Meridionali Ro.57 was a twin engine fighter that turned out to be not very maneuverable and fared poorly against Allied fighters.

7 December 2018, Pearl Harbor Day

Where were your you or your family members on Pearl Harbor Day? My dad was in Kansas and my mom in California, both on their family farms. Soon after my dad joined the Marines. He said that they had the best uniforms is why he chose them over the other branches of service.

3 December 2018, Italy's Meridionali Ro.51 fighter

A prewar prototype, the Meridionali Ro.51 was never put into production.

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