<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-November 11, 1940, ngosuku olwandulela ukuhlaselwa kwemikhumbi yempi ye-Regia Marina i-navy yase-Italy eTaranto  <response>: ngezindiza zeRoyal Navy futhi ngenxa yalokho yalahlekelwa ingxenye yemikhumbi yayo eyinhloko, i-CAI yabona impi yayo yokuqala enkulu ngokumelene ne-RAF. Amabhomu ayishumi ayephelezelwa ama-CR.42 angu-42, ama-G.50 kanye nama-Messerschmitt Bf 109 aseJalimane abelwe wona. Inhloso ye-G.50 yahoxiswa ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi esabangela ukusetshenziswa kakhulu kukaphethiloli futhi ama-monoplanes e-Fiat kwadingeka ahambe, eshiya kuphela i-CR.42 njengesihambeli. Kodwa-ke, ama-Hurricane avela emaqenjini amaningana, angamalungu ama-257, 46, kanye nama-42 Squadrons abamba indiza futhi abhubhisa amabhomu amathathu nama-fighters amabili, kanti enye yalahleka ngenxa yokwehluleka kwemishini noma iphutha lokuzulazula, umshayeli wendiza uSalvatori wathunjwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhomu amane agcina esehla ngenkani, ama-fighter amabili abhujiswa lapho ehla, futhi amanye ama-fighter ayisishiyagalombili awela ngomonakalo, kanti abagibeli bezindiza abangaphezu kuka-20 abalahlekile, abafile noma abalimele. AmaBrithani ayenezindiza ezimbili ezonakele kancane. Enye yeFiats MM.5701 yalungiswa yiBrithani futhi yahlolwa kamuva ngu-Eric Brown; lena ingenye ye-CR.42s egcinwe kahle, futhi ingeyemnyuziyamu yase-UK Hendon. 