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Could Littorio survive the explosion of both main magazines?

A hypothetical double-magazine explosion threatens nearby ships as well as Littorio, although the on-air ammunition calculation remains uncertain.

Question

Would anything be salvageable if Littorio's two 15-inch magazines exploded?

Short answer

The expectation is that little would remain, with a large explosion also threatening nearby ships.

Notes

The hypothetical detonation would destroy Littorio and could damage other ships concentrated around her. Nearby battleships and cruisers would face the blast and the resulting wave. A rough calculation considers shell weights and magazine contents, but the ammunition figures are uncertain during the calculation. The expectation is a catastrophic local event, without a reliable explosive-yield calculation or precise reconstruction of what would have happened at Taranto.