obat 34 Italy

DRG · #1 March 4th, 2007, 04:43 PM

While your digging into Italy see what you can find out about the type of "Hovercraft" that's being used by the Italian Armed Forces

Don

brummbaer · #2 March 4th, 2007, 04:49 PM

Do we have a hovercraft? [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]
Ok, I'll look for it

DRG · #3 March 4th, 2007, 06:26 PM

Well.... the OOB says there is but I'm not sure who put it there and since it's only named " Hovercraft" I'm a bit suspicious.

Don

brummbaer · #4 March 4th, 2007, 07:20 PM

The Italian Navy website (www.marina.difesa.it) doesn't say a word about it. Not even among future constructions. They sure would if we had some.

DRG · #5 March 5th, 2007, 12:22 PM

I tend to agree with you but I'm somewhat reluctant to remove it based on not being able to find info. IDK when it was added or why. If anyone else can shed some light on this I would appreciate it

Don

brummbaer · #6 March 5th, 2007, 05:00 PM

You could send it in the future, say from 2009 on. One never knows, just as for the Ariete C3/C4.
After all italian amphibious capability has increased somewhat in the last years and the trend may go on (fat chance...

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Also, units 146 and 149 FIROS 30: it never entered in service. It was deleted at the end of the Cold War.

DRG · #7 March 5th, 2007, 07:52 PM

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brummbaer said:
Also, units 146 and 149 FIROS 30: it never entered in service. It was deleted at the end of the Cold War.

You are going to have to clarify this remark. Those units go Out Of Service in 1990. Are you suggesting it never existed at all ???

Don