frequently as of late it has been suggested thta the italian navy should be consolidated into either SZ95 or 97 so that taranto raid is less appealing or effective.  And while i do agree that something needs to be done about the raid, as it effectively cripples Italy for the first 4 turns at least, the combining of the fleet is not the answer.  The reaso i say this is because it will lead to a fairly easy capture of Rome for the British in turn 1.  On turn one the brits could potentially get 1 inf, 1 tank, 1 fighter, 1 tak bomber and a cruiser amphibious assualt on Rome where there is only 2 inf and 1 fighter defending.

i think the best solution for the taranto raid problem is combine navy from sz 95 and 97, but also to combine te sz themselves so that there is only one zone that italy has to defend.

Please tell me what you guys think.  I will be testing by suggestion in an upcoming game and will post how it goes.