But the Roma never made it. As the battleship headed out to sea, the German Luftwaffe sent Dornier Do 2017s armed with Fritz X radio-controlled bombs to destroy the majestic vessel.

Summary: The Littorio-class battleships, including the Roma, marked Italy’s foray into the era of fast battleships, designed to outpace and outgun France’s Dunkerque and Strasbourg. Displacing ...

This is the story of the sinking of the battleship Roma and the birth of precision guided weapons, known more commonly today as smart bombs.

This is the story of the sinking of the battleship Roma and the birth of precision guided weapons, known more commonly today as smart bombs.