00:00September 9, 1943. Off the coast of La Maddalena Island, the battleship Roma, flagship of the
00:06Royal Italian Navy, sinks after being hit by 2Fx 1004, also known as Fritz X, German radio-controlled
00:14aerial bombs. Into tragedy, almost 1,400 men die, including Admiral Carlo Bergamini and the ship's
00:23commander, Adone del Cima, burned alive by the terrible heat of the explosions that melt the
00:28command-tap.