<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Umkhumbi othwala izindiza washintsha kakhulu ukulwa kwasolwandle empini, njengoba amandla omoya aba isici esibalulekile empini. Ukufika kwezindiza njengezikhali eziyinhloko kwakushukunyiswa ububanzi obuphakeme, ukuguquguquka nokusebenza kwezindiza eziqhutshwa yizindiza. Zazifinyelela ezindaweni ezikude futhi zinemba kakhulu kunezikhali zempi, okwakuzenza ziphumelele kakhulu. Ukusebenziseka kahle kwalesi sikebhe kwaboniswa ngoNovemba 1940 lapho kuqaliswa ukuhlasela okude  <response>: emikhumbi yase-Italy esisekelweni sayo eTaranto, okubonisa ukuqala kokuhlasela kwezindiza okusebenzayo nokushukumisayo. Lo msebenzi wakhubaza imikhumbi yempi emithathu kwayisithupha ngezindleko zamabhomu amabili e-torpedo. 