RM Giuseppe Garibaldi

Regia Marina Battleship ‎‎‎‎‎"Giuseppe Garibaldi" Number of Parts: 4557 (1129 physical parts) Fictional Background On April 28, 1940, the "Vittorio Veneto" was completed. Although this class of battleships could effectively suppress the French Navy's "Dunkerque" class battleships and counter the "Richelieu" class and "Nelson" class battleships, when intelligence about the British "Lion" class battleships was obtained in early 1940, the Regia Marina realized that the existing new battleships, along with the under-construction "Roma" and "Impero", would be unable to compete with them. To safeguard sea control in the Mediterranean, the Naval Command issued a request for proposals for a new type of battleship. At the end of 1940, the design office led by Umberto Pugliese delivered several design drawings with different armaments, sizes, etc. A design with a displacement of 73,000 tons and equipped with 8 18-inch guns was selected. Although this design was considered too large and costly and met with many objections, it still received the support of Mussolini, who believed that this type of battleship could offset the numerical disadvantage against the British and French navies and "showcased the latest achievements of the Italian Navy". Like the "Vittorio Veneto" class, she was equipped with the Pugliese torpedo defense system. She also installed the newly developed 456mm/46 gun based on the 450mm gun and the 65mm dual-purpose gun for anti-aircraft and surface warfare. In early 1941, the design of this class of battleships was finalized, with the displacement further increased to 82,000 tons, and construction immediately began at the Ansaldo Shipyard. Meanwhile, the under-construction "Impero" was ordered to suspend construction and be dismantled to save naval expenses. The Allied retreating offensive left its construction unaffected after the outbreak of war. At the end of 1943, the plan to land in Sicily was uncovered, and the navy accelerated the construction of this