<prompt> Ngo-1940, iRoyal Navy yase-Italy Regia Marina ayikwazanga ukufana namandla aphelele e-British Royal Navy oLwandle iMedithera. Ngemva kokuhluleka okuthile ekuqaleni, uMbutho Wezempi Wase-Italy wenqaba ukubhekana nemikhumbi emikhulu. Njengoba uMbutho Wezempi WaseBrithani wawunomsebenzi oyinhloko wokuhlinzeka nokuvikela imikhumbi eyayihambisa izimpahla eziya emikhumbi yaseBrithani eMedithera, ukuqhubeka nje kuphela kokuba khona komkhumbi wase-Italy okubizwa ngokuthi umkhumbi okhona umqondo kwabangela izinkinga eBrithani, okwadingeka ukuthi isebenzise imikhumbi yempi edingeka kakhulu kwenye indawo ukuvikela imikhumbi yaseMedithera. NgoNovemba 11, iBrithani yaqalisa ukuhlasela kokuqala kwemikhumbi yempi, isebenzisa iqembu lezindiza zamabhomu e-Fairey Swordfish ukuhlasela iTaranto  <response>: . futhi. Lokhu kuhlasela kwashiya imikhumbi yempi emithathu yase-Italy ikhubazekile noma ibhujisiwe ngenxa yokulahleka kwezindiza ezimbili zaseBrithani. 