Discombobulated
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Some of it is cultural, they don't tend to aim because that way if someone is killed it's because "God Willed It". And then there is the fact they are poorly trained, poorly led (think of the Italian army in North Africa under Graziani) and not well equipped because their leaders don't trust them.
Saladin is rolling over in his grave.....
There must be a strong cultural component here, even the Italians in North Africa had effective units despite poor leadership overall.
Only a couple, and then only when the DAK had arrived.
I was reading about El Alamein, it seems Rommel's retreat was covered by a night time counter attack by a company of Italian tanks. They drove headlong into the lead British units, creating confusion and delaying them for a couple of crucial hours.