<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-December 1940, amabutho oMbuso WaseBrithani aqala ukuhlasela amabutho ase-Italy eGibhithe nase-Italy East Africa. Lokhu kuhlasela kwaba yimpumelelo enkulu; ekuqaleni kukaFebhuwari 1941, i-Italy yayisilahlekelwe ukulawula empumalanga yeLibya, futhi inani elikhulu lamasosha ase-Italy lalithunjiwe. I-Italian Navy nayo yahlulwa kakhulu, neRoyal Navy ebeka imikhumbi yempi emithathu yase-Italy ngaphandle kokuthunyelwa nge-  <response>: ukuhlaselwa komthwali wezindiza eTaranto, nokungasebenzi kwezindiza zempi eziningana eMpini yaseCape Matapan. 