The Italian side has fought competently despite building relatively few ships. During the surviving-fleet review, uncertain game labels make one vessel a possible second battleship that stayed out of the action. If so, committing only one heavy unit allowed the British force to destroy an isolated centerpiece while another remained elsewhere. This is a lesson from the simulated campaign, with uncertain identification, rather than a claim about historical Italian doctrine. It still shows how scarce capital ships can be defeated in detail when dispersed.
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A possible second Italian battleship and divided strength
A possible second Italian battleship left out of the action turns the result into a lesson about concentrating scarce heavy units.