ITALIAN NAVAL TACTICS
MOTOR TORPEDO-BOATS’ FAILURE [U.P.A. -By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] LONDON. 9th December. The Cairo correspondent of “The Times” says the failure of their motor torpedo-boats has bitterly surprised the Italians. In the sole engagement of any importance, against the cruiser Sydney and a destroyer in the Dodecanese, the Italian boats were knocked out before they were near enough to launch their torpedoes. “We who have watched Italy’s fine i fleet whittled away are surprised that! the changes in command have not cornel sooner, says the correspondent. “Thej Italians in sibi months have not made a concerted action or carried out a raid such as Admiral Sir Andrew Cunning-! ham oroduced several times a month, i but it is not true that the Italians run' away. 'British sailors agree that the Italians in a number of recent actions adopted sound tactics in trying to draw the British into range of their coastal battp ies and air force.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 December 1940, Page 6
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