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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
As for low production figures, remember that, compared to aircraft production in larger nations, no Italian plane was produced in huge numbers. Italian industry just wasn't up to the task, so many promising designs were never built, or weren't produced in sufficient numbers to make a difference.
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More disturbing is what they
did produce in large quantities and we've never complained about. These are the plane types (without trainers) they had in larger numbers (>100). Type / role / year entering service / number of aircraft built:
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Reggiane Re.2002 fighter 1942 140
Breda Ba.88 fighter / bomber 1938 149
Caproni Ca.111 reconnaissance 1933 152
Fiat RS.14 reconnaissance 1941 186
Caproni Ca.310 reconnaissance / bomber 1938 193
IMAM Ro.43 reconnaissance 1935 193
Macchi M.C.205V fighter 1943 199
Breda Ba.65 ground attack 1937 200
Caproni Ca.314 bomber / maritime patrol 1942 200
Junkers Ju 87B-2 & D-1 dive bomber 1940 210
Messerschmitt Bf 109G/K fighter 1943 225
Fiat B.R.20 bomber 1936 233
Caproni Ca.309 reconnaissance n/a 243
Reggiane Re.2001 fighter 1941 243
Fiat B.R.20M bomber 1936 279
Caproni Ca.164 liaison 280
Caproni Ca.311 bomber 1939 284
CANT Z.506B maritime patrol / bomber 1939 314
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 bomber 1941 329
Caproni Ca.313 bomber n/a 338
SAIMAN 202 liaison 1939 390
Caproni Ca.133 transport / bomber 1935 443
CANT Z.501 maritime patrol 1936 454
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 bomber 1935 534
CANT Z.1007 bomber 1939 582
IMAM Ro.37 reconnaissance 1935 617
Fiat G.50 fighter 1938 683
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 transport / bomber 1940 726
Fiat C.R.32 fighter 1933 1052
Macchi M.C.200 fighter 1939 1151
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bomber / transport 1936 1240
Macchi M.C.202 fighter 1941 1351
Fiat C.R.42 fighter 1939 1551
I suspect other air forces would be not much different if scrutinized.