In this account, wartime Italian powder bags and shell manufacture caused real gunnery problems. Procurement and production quality mattered alongside the weapon's design specifications. Corrupt contract awards allowed unsuitable manufacturers to profit while delivering inconsistent material. Naval firepower therefore depended on institutions and industrial quality control as much as guns and ships.
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Italian ammunition quality and corrupt contracting
A closing aside connects Italian wartime powder-bag and shell problems to corruption in government contracting and uneven manufacture.