<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-23 Septhemba 1941 i- Ascari kanye nemikhumbi yayo yabeka indawo enezimayini eMalta, kwathi ngosuku olulandelayo bahlanganyela ekuphumeni kwe-3rd ne-8th Cruiser Divisions okuhloswe ngayo ukubamba umkhumbi waseBrithani, ngaphandle kwempumelelo. NgoDisemba 13 wajoyina umsebenzi omkhulu wokuhamba phakathi kwe-Italy neLibya, M. 41, owahluleka ngenxa yokuhlaselwa kanzima yizindiza nezindiza zasemanzini. Ngomhlaka 16 Disemba Ascari wathatha ingxenye kwenye operation enkulu yemikhumbi eya eLibya, M. 42, eyaphumelela, naphezu kokuhlangana okufushane nokuhamba komkhumbi we-Allied eMalta, esenzweni esaziwa ngokuthi yiMpi Yokuqala yaseSirte  <response>: . futhi. 