<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo:  <response>: Ukuhlasela kweBrithani eTaranto, okuvame ukubhekwa njengokukhuthaza ukuhlaselwa kwePearl Harbor, kwafinyelela umgomo wayo wamasu ngokuba umsebenzi omncane kakhulu owabangela umonakalo omncane kakhulu. Akugcinanga nje ngokubiza imikhumbi yase-Italy uhhafu wemikhumbi yayo enkulu ngobusuku obubodwa, ngaphezu kwalokho ekuphenduleni i- Regia Marina yashintsha ngokushesha imikhumbi yayo engonakalanga isuka eTaranto yaya eNaples ukuvikela ukuhlaselwa okufanayo, kuze kube yilapho ukuzivikela eTaranto ikakhulukazi amanethi e-anti-torpedo kufinyelelwa emazingeni afanele okuzivikela ekuhlaselweni okulandelayo kohlobo olufanayo okwenzeka phakathi kukaMashi noMeyi 1941. Ngemuva kweTaranto ibhalansi yamandla yashintshela eBritish Mediterranean Fleet manje eyayinenkululeko enkulu yokusebenza: lapho ngaphambili iphoqelelwe ukuthi isebenze njengeyunithi eyodwa ukufanisa imikhumbi yenhloko-dolobha yase-Italy, manje yayingahlukaniswa ibe ngama-battlegroups amabili; ngalinye lakhiwe cishe nomthwali wendiza kanye nemikhumbi yempi emibili. Kwatholakala ukuthi imikhumbi yempi iyasebenza kakhulu eMedithera kunasePacific; ngaphezu kwalokho imikhumbi yempi endala yaseMelika yayihamba kancane kakhulu ukuhambisa abathwali futhi yayisetshenziswa kakhulu njengokusekela umlilo emisebenzini yama-amphibious. Nakuba imikhumbi yempi yaseMelika yasePacific yayicwilise imikhumbi yempi emihlanu kwayisishiyagalombili imithathu yayo yalahlekelwa unomphela ePearl Harbor, lokhu kunalokho kwakusho ukuncika emikhunjini yezindiza engathintwanga emisebenzini yokuhlasela amaJapane. 