<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Umkhumbi - mkhathi 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 kahle kwalesi sikebhe kwaboniswa ngoNovemba 1940, lapho kwethulwa indiza engaba ibanga elide  <response>: ukuhlasela imikhumbi yempi yase-Italy esisekelweni sayo eTaranto, okubonisa ukuqala kokuhlasela kwezindiza okusebenzayo nokushukumisayo. Lokhu kusebenza ethekwini elinamanzi amancane kwalimaza imikhumbi yempi emithathu kweyisithupha eyayibekwe ngezindleko zamabhomu amabili e-torpedo. 