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If the Scrap Iron Flotilla received Daring-class destroyers

The hypothetical Darings bring radar-directed 4.5-inch and 40 mm guns into the Mediterranean air war.

Question

What if the Scrap Iron Flotilla entered World War II with Daring-class destroyers in their 1954-55 configuration?

Short answer

Their radar-directed 4.5-inch and 40 mm guns would be devastating to Axis aircraft in the Mediterranean.

Notes

The scenario equips the Scrap Iron Flotilla with Daring-class destroyers in their 1954-55 configuration. Each ship's six 4.5-inch guns in three twin mounts would provide radar-directed anti-aircraft fire, supported by radar-controlled 40 mm weapons and torpedoes. The prediction is that this armament would inflict devastating losses on Italian and German aircraft in the Mediterranean. The ensuing joke recasts the flotilla's nickname around the scrap metal its guns would bring down from the sky.