Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin 1940, Royal Navy na Italiya ("Regia Marina") ba zai iya daidaitawa da ƙarfin Royal Navy na Burtaniya a cikin Bahar Rum ba. Bayan wasu matsaloli na farko, sojojin Italiya sun ƙi shiga cikin rikici na manyan jiragen ruwa. Tun da Birtaniya Navy yana da babban aiki na samar da kariya da kuma karewa da ke samar da Birtaniya a cikin Bahar Rum, kawai ci gaba da wanzuwar jirgin ruwa na Italiya (abin da ake kira "jirgin ruwa a cikin kasancewa" ra'ayi) ya haifar da matsaloli ga Birtaniya, wanda ya yi amfani da jiragen ruwa na yaki da ake bukata a wasu wurare don kare jiragen ruwa na Bahar Rum. A ranar 11 ga Nuwamba, Burtaniya ta kaddamar da hare-haren farko na yakin basasa, ta amfani da wani rukuni na Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers don kai hari ga Taranto
Ka yi haƙuri. Wannan harin ya bar jiragen ruwa guda uku na Italiya da suka lalace ko kuma suka hallaka saboda asarar jiragen sama biyu na Birtaniya.