Il MAS 15 Affondò una Corazzata (Quando Tutti Dicevano Era Impossibile)

The MAS That Sank a Battleship (16 Tons vs. 20,000) In June 1918, during World War I, the MAS 15 of the Italian Royal Navy sank the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István in one of the most incredible naval attacks in history. A small torpedo-armed motorboat—the MAS—against a 20,000-ton battleship. Eleven men against over a thousand. Two torpedoes against twelve 305 mm guns. This video recounts the Premuda attack, the tactics of the Italian MAS, and the story of Luigi Rizzo, the officer who demonstrated how naval warfare was changing. The situation in the Adriatic during World War I The birth of the MAS (armed torpedo boats) The night attack on the Szent István The actual footage of the sinking (one of the few ever recorded) Its legacy in modern warfare and naval special forces The MAS 15 is not just a military story: it is one of the first examples of asymmetric warfare, small versus large, speed versus armor. Keywords: MAS 15, Italian MAS, torpedo-armed motorboats, sinking of Szent István, Premuda 1918, Luigi Rizzo, naval history, World War I, naval battles, warfare at sea, asymmetric warfare, Italian military history 00:00 Introduction — 16 tons versus 20,000 01:12 The context: Adriatic 1915 04:30 The problem of the Royal Navy 07:10 Birth of the MAS 10:05 How a MAS worked 13:20 Luigi Rizzo and the attack on Trieste 16:10 Premuda: the night of June 10, 1918 19:30 The attack on the Szent István 21:40 The sinking (real footage) 23:30 Consequences and doctrine 24:40 Conclusion #MAS #primaguerramondiale #storianavale #guerranavale #history