"The Italian Navy has for the most part excellent qualities, which should enable it to stand up to the best navies in the world. It is too bad its High Command lacks decision."
- Admiral Canaris to Rommel
While Rommel's Afrika Korps was capturing the attention of the world, it's fate was being decided in the Mediterranean. No matter how good the general and his troops, without the supplies and equipment necessary to fight, the struggle could not be won. Supermarina I concerns itself with the struggle for naval supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea, the vital supply link for the Axis forces in North Africa.