Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakati paAugust akabuda kunoputirwa Bardia uye musi wa6 Mbudzi akafamba kubva kuAlexandria kuti ape chifukidziro cheHondo yeTaranto
kurwiswa kwezvombo zvinokandwa nemabhomba engarava pachiteshi cheTaranto. Somugumisiro wokurwiswa uku "Warspite" uye "Valiant" vakakwanisa kurwisa hwaro hweItaly hwekupa muAdriatic port yeVlorë pakati paDecember. Musi wa 10 Ndira 1941 "Warspite" yakakuvadzwa zvishoma nebhomba ichishanda neForce A panguva yeOperation Excess.