<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ngo-November 1940, ibutho lasolwandle lase-Italy lalinemikhumbi yempi eyisithupha nemikhumbi eminingana esindayo esikhungweni salo esikhulu eTaranto, e-Italy. I-HMS i-Eagle yayilimele kakhulu emisebenzini yamuva ukuze ihlanganyele  <response>: ukuhlasela eTaranto, kodwa i-HMS Illustrious yayisanda kufika eMedithera. Lalivikelwe ama-cruiser amane nama-destroyer amane. Izithombe zetheku elingajulile ezithathwe yizindiza zokuhlola ezisekelwe eMalta zathunyelwa ngezindiza ku-Illustrious futhi kwatholakala imigomo ethile yemikhumbi yempi. Ngalo lolo suku, amagagasi amabili eFairey Swordfish, ayephethe amabhomu, ama-torpedo, nama-flare, asuka ku-Illustrious futhi andiza amakhilomitha angu-170 eya eTaranto. Ekugcineni, ingqikithi yezindiza ezingaba ngu-21, eziyishumi nanye zazo ezinama-torpedo, zahamba nge-balloon barrage futhi zagwema umlilo we-anti-aircraft ukucwilisa imikhumbi yempi emithathu nokulimaza umkhumbi. Izindleko zamaBrithani kwakuwukudutshulwa kwezindiza ezimbili nokushona kwabagibeli bezindiza. Imikhumbi eminingi yase-Italy yayiyolimala ngaphandle kokuthi amanye amabhomu ahluleka ukuqhuma. Kunoma ikuphi, ingxenye yemikhumbi emikhulu yase-Italy yayingasasebenzi, okwenza ukuba amandla olwandle eMedithera alingane. Futhi kwabonisa ikhono elingavamile lezindiza eziqhutshwa yizinkampani. 