In regards to the favorable kill ratio claimed by some Italian units, keep in mind that, like it happened in the pacific region at the beginning of the war, in the Mediterranean theater, Britain had there mostly second rate aircrafts, keeping the best resources close to the homeland for two reasons: the first was that there was a more incumbent threat from Germany than Italy and second because the UK hoped that Italy would stay at the window not joining Germany since, at least at the beginning, Mussolini (who started to see Hitler as a menace too) hoped that Italy would have been able to act as a 'pacifier' between the two opposed nations gaining some lands and rights in the Mediterranean and middle east without having to go to war. It was the sudden deterioration on the western front that convinced the Fascist government to enter war, both -again- for fear of Germany ambition (remember that Austria was annexed too, so Italy had Germany literally at its doorstep) and because they wanted a share of the spoils of war).
So when war broke out, for the first year, Italian Pilots, who by all accounts had excellent training and could also count on the combat experience gained in the Spansih civil war, had also the luxury of fighting against outdated or second rate aircrafts.
So when war broke out, for the first year, Italian Pilots, who by all accounts had excellent training and could also count on the combat experience gained in the Spansih civil war, had also the luxury of fighting against outdated or second rate aircrafts.
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