<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoNovemba 1940 yayibandakanyeka ku-Operation MB8, umsebenzi ohlanganisa izici eziningi obandakanya amabutho amaningana anezinhloso ezihlukile kodwa ezihlanganisiwe. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi i-Force B yayihlanganisa ama-cruisers futhi yaletha izinsiza eKrethe. Amandla ahamba ngomkhumbi ngomhlaka 4 Novemba nomkhumbi we-AN 6 usendleleni eya eGrisi, usuka kusihlwa uya eKrethe, bese uya enyakatho ukujoyina i-Force C cruiser ePireaus. Ukusuka lapho ibutho elihlangene ngaphansi komyalo kaVice Admiral Henry Pridham-Wippell lathuthela empumalanga eStraits of Otranto ukuguqula uMkhumbi Wase-Italy ngenkathi ibhalansi yamabutho aseBrithani ihlasela itheku laseTaranto ngo  <response>: Umsebenzi Wokwahlulela. Ngesikhathi besematheni, lezi zikebhe zokulwa zavimbela umkhumbi wase-Italy owawunemikhumbi emine futhi zacekela phansi emithathu. 