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The British torpedo bombers, eight from Formidable and two from Maleme, made contact at about 18:30 and for almost an hour kept their distance, studying the Italian deployment. Shortly after sunset (18:51) Iachino, with the disposition described above, turned 270°, in order to make the ships less illuminated, ordered all ships to turn on their searchlights and, finally, had the destroyers gradually extend smoke screens. The attack began at 19:28, in the last remains of twilight, with the attackers out of the dark.The attackers found it difficult to overcome such a barrage and the torpedo launches took place in an uncoordinated manner, so much so that, when at 19:50 the action ended, the searchlights were turned off and the firing was suspended.
Maurizio Brescia and Augusto de Toro, Italian Heavy Cruisers From Trento to Bolzano. |
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