Qoraal dheer oo faqradan ku saabsan - Dhowr sarkaal oo ka tirsan ciidamada badda ee Japan ayaa aad ula yaabay ficilkii Ingiriiska ee dagaalkii Taranto
, taas oo 21 Fairey Swordfish oo gaboobay ay curyaamiyeen kala bar "Regia Marina" (Badda Talyaaniga). Admiral Yamamoto xitaa wuxuu u diray wafdi Talyaani ah, oo soo gabagabeeyey nooc weyn oo taageero wanaagsan leh oo ah weerarkii Cunningham wuxuu ku qasbi karaa Ciidanka Badda Baasifigga ee Mareykanka inay dib ugu laabtaan saldhigyada California, sidaas darteedna Japan siinta waqtiga lagama maarmaanka u ah in la dhiso difaac "xannibaadda" si loo ilaaliyo xakameynta Japan ee Dutch East Indies. Wafdigu waxay dib ugu laabteen Japan iyagoo wata macluumaad ku saabsan mootooyinka yar yar ee ay injineerada Cunningham soo saareen.