Light cruisers like "Kondotteri" (episodes A and B). Italian "condotkers" the Second World War. Patyanin S.

The names “Alberto di Jussano”, “Alberiko da Barbiano”, “Bartolomeo Coloni” and “Giovanni Delle Bande Neree”- these light cruisers of the royal Navy (Regia Marina) received in honor of the famous Italian condotics (in the XIV- XVI centuries. As a result, the whole series became called the type of “di jussano” or “condottieri”. Although in the future, the names began to be assigned in honor of the famous Italian military leaders of different eras, the general name “Kondotteri” was preserved, and in order to distinguish the series, the letter was added to them in alphabetical order. So, the cruisers of the first series were semi -grouped by Condottieri A, the second - Condottieri B (they included Armando Diaz and Luigi Kadornna). Condoters were armed with eight 6-inch guns and, when displaced, just more than five thousand tons had excellent speed, reaching almost 40 knots with incomplete load. However, in order to achieve such indicators, the Italians donated the corps with the strength of the corps, armor protection, seaworthiness and fuel supply. In the Second World War, these cruisers participated in mine productions in the Mediterranean Sea and the wiring of convoys to North Africa for Italo-German troops. All four "condodeteri" series A died in battles with the British in 1940-1942. (Two of them sank destroyers in a night battle off the coast of Tunisia). From the "Kondotieri" of the series, the Luigi Kadorno survived, which after the war, the Allies left the Italian Navy as part of the Italian. building, service and combat use. The publication is illustrated by exclusive drawings and photographs.