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Originally Posted by Marabekm
Yes it did, with 50th Stormo. At least through Operation Compass anyways. Problem was it was an older design. And its replacement, the Ba. 88 was shall we say not up to the task, so the Ba. 65 had stay past its time.
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Basically, the Ba.65 was Italy's answer to the Neiman R-10, the Sukhoi Su-2, or the Fairey Battle. It was obsolete, not a great design to begin with, and used in small numbers against terrible odds by very brave/suicidal/foolhardy men.
The most effective Italian ground attack aircraft was the Ju-87 or the SM79. All the Regia Aeronautica's other ground attack aircraft were obsolete and/or outright dangerous to fly.
I'd also add the Ba.88 Lince to the list of Italian types commonly used in North Africa. But, it shouldn't be flyable. Instead, it would just be a static object which could be placed near airfields as a decoy.
