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The Condottieri class was a sequence of five, different, light cruiser classes of the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Navy), although these classes show a clear line of evolution. They were built before World War II to gain predominance in the Mediterranean Sea. The ships were named after military commanders (''condottieri'') of Italian history. Each class is known after the first ship of the group: : * * * * ''Cadorna'' class: * * ''Montecuccoli'' class: * * ''Duca d'Aosta'' class: * * ''Duca degli Abruzzi'' class: * * ==Evolution== The first group, the four ''Di Giussano''s, were built to counter the French large ''contre-torpilleurs'', and therefore they featured very high speed, in exchange of virtually no armour protection. The two ''Cadorna''s retained the main characteristics, with minor improvements to stability and hull strength. Major changes were introduced for the next pair, the ''Montecuccoli''s. About 2000 tons heavier, they had significantly better protection, and upgraded power-plants to maintain the required high speed. The two ''Duca d'Aosta''s continued the trend, thickening the armour and improving the power plant again. The final pair, the ''Duca degli Abruzzi''s completed the transition, sacrificing a little speed for good protection (whose scheme was the same of the heavy cruisers) and for ten (instead of eight) 6-inch guns. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Condottieri-class cruiser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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