<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Umkhumbi othwala izindiza washintsha kakhulu impi yasolwandle eMpini Yezwe II, ngoba amandla omoya ayeseba isici esibalulekile empini. Ukuvela kwezindiza njengezikhali eziphambili kwakushukunyiswa ububanzi obuphakeme, ukuguquguquka, kanye nokusebenza kwezindiza eziqhutshwa yizindiza. Zazifinyelela kude futhi zinemba kakhulu kunezikhali zasolwandle, okwakuzenza ziphumelele kakhulu. Ukusebenziseka kwezindlela eziningi kwalesi sikebhe kwaboniswa ngoNovemba 1940, lapho kwethulwa ukuhlasela okude emikhumbi yase-Italy  <response>: isisekelo sabo eTaranto, okuyisibonakaliso sokuqala kokuhlasela kwezindiza okusebenzayo nokushukumisayo. Lokhu kusebenza ethekwini elinamanzi amancane kwalimaza imikhumbi yempi emithathu kweyisithupha eyayibekwe ngezindleko zamabhomu amabili e-torpedo. 