<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: EMpini Yezwe II, izenzo ze-Regia Marina yase-Italy ngo-1940 nazo zibonisa umqondo wempi yemikhumbi ekhona. Ngemva kwezimpi eziningana ezincane ezibhekene neRoyal Navy ezazingaphumeleli, ingxenye enkulu yemikhumbi yase-Italy yashiywa eTaranto lapho yayingaphuma khona ngokushesha kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umzamo waseBrithani wokufinyelela eMalta, isebenzisa ithonya elingenakulinganiswa kumasu aseBrithani nokulungiswa kwemikhumbi. Ngisho nangemva kwempumelelo enkulu yamasu  <response>: Ukuhlaselwa komkhumbi othwala izindiza waseBrithani eTaranto ngoNovemba 1940, ukwehluleka kweBrithani ukunikeza isibhamu esinqumayo emikhumbi yase-Italy kwaholela ekutheni iRoyal Navy ibophe amandla amakhulu asolwandle eMedithera eminyakeni emithathu ezayo. 