Additional small submarines might strengthen the Regia Marina, although Italy already had human torpedoes and chariots at the smallest end of undersea warfare. Those craft offered a practical niche alongside conventional submarines. A deeper reform would retire ineffective officers at rear-admiral rank and above and promote stronger leaders. The upheaval is judged politically unworkable in Fascist Italy, showing how regime stability constrained naval reform even when the weakness was apparent.
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Italy's small-submarine option and command barrier
Midget craft offered Italy a practical niche weapon, while wholesale replacement of senior admirals was judged politically impossible.