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Warning: this is going to be rather controversial.
I've decided to talk a bit about common misconceptions about the "Taranto night", at least in the wider public.
Just a quick, general talk, nothing more.
#RegiaMarina #RoyalNavy #Tarantonight #FaireySwordfish
I've decided to talk a bit about common misconceptions about the "Taranto night", at least in the wider public.
Just a quick, general talk, nothing more.
#RegiaMarina #RoyalNavy #Tarantonight #FaireySwordfish
1st: As it served as an 'inspiration' for Pearl Harbour, people often exaggerate the losses the RM took, taking it as a mini-PH that pretty much knocked out the RM out of the war for a while.
This happens rather often, with people claiming three BB sunk and more ships damaged.
This happens rather often, with people claiming three BB sunk and more ships damaged.
Yeah... not quite. Only one battleship ended up sunk (mostly because it wasn't beached in time), and the others returned to service in a matter of months; hardly the years it took for the USN battlewagons.
The halving of the Italian battle squadron thus was rather temporary.
The halving of the Italian battle squadron thus was rather temporary.
