1.5:1 scale RN Leone

by _MALTA_ · 2026-09-09 · Maps

The Italian destroyer Leone was the lead ship of her class of scout cruisers (later reclassified as destroyers) that served in the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) during World War II. She was mostly stationed in Italian East Africa as part of the Red Sea Flotilla based in Massawa, Eritrea. She was also tasked with laying minefields and trying to disrupt British supply lines and convoys in the Red Sea. Leone participated in an attack on the Allied convoy BN 7 on October 21, 1940, alongside sister ship Pantera and others, though the attack was heavily repulsed. As British forces advanced in East Africa and the Italian position collapsed in early 1941, the ships stationed at Massawa had to evacuate. On April 1, 1941, Leone struck an uncharted reef off the coast, causing a massive gash and a severe fire in the boiler room. Because the damage was too severe and the ship could not be saved, her crew scuttled her to prevent capture. Her remaining sister ships (Tigre and Pantera) rescued her crew before meeting a similar scuttling fate days later. Please let me know what you would like to see me build WW2 military wise in the comments, I might make some exceptions. I try to make things t