A stronger Italian aircraft engine would provoke British radar countermeasures

How might a reliable 1,500-horsepower Italian A.6 engine change the Mediterranean war?

It could improve Italian strike aircraft, but the advantage would not develop in isolation and might prompt stronger British radar coverage around Alexandria, Crete, and other bases.

A reliable 1,500-horsepower engine could give Italy a stronger maritime strike capability in the Mediterranean. Opponents would detect the development and adjust rather than passively accept the new threat. Britain might respond with better radar coverage around Alexandria and deploy mobile radar to Crete. The technical improvement must therefore be evaluated together with doctrine, intelligence, and enemy countermeasures.