Talk:Libeccio/@comment-2.36.243.154-20171203195509/@comment-2.35.52.252-20171215114037

Indeed. Quite a number of Italian DDs had rather interesting stories. Beside Espero, I think of Da Mosto (attacked a force of two cruisers and one destroyer, again alone, to protect the damaged tanker she was escorting), Tarigo (torpedoed and sank a DD while already sinking herself), Vivaldi (rammed and sank a submarine, gained a reputation for never losing a ship on escort missions to Africa, survived massive damage in Operation Harpoon, finally scuttled by the crew in September 1943 after being badly damaged by shore batteries, managed to get underway again, and then hit again by a rocket bomb), Pancaldo (poor girl, sunk by torpedo bombers in July 1940, raised and repaired with two years’ work, then sunk again by aircraft after just four months. I guess she would have terrible luck).

Soldati-class would make for interesting CG – you could have an Alpino or Bersagliere with their namesakes’ distinctive hats.