Victory at Sea: Regia Marina - Regia Marina fleet boxVictory at Sea Regia Marina fleet box At the time of Italys entry into World War Two, she possessed a modern and on paper at least highly effective fleet. Four battleships and eight heavy cruisers were available, with three more battleships being fitted out. However, there were no aircraft carriers (initially), not least because the Regia Marina was intended to operate near to friendly air bases in Italy and Africa. As might be expected from a force