Interesting! If I recall correctly, one of the first successful torpedo bombing runs against surface ships at anchor was at Taranto in 1940. Before that it was believed that torpedoes couldn't operate at such shallow depths, but the Swordfish pilots proved that wrong. It likely provided some operational proof to the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.
Interesting! If I recall correctly, one of the first successful torpedo bombing runs against surface ships at anchor was at Taranto in 1940. Before that it was believed that torpedoes couldn't operate at such shallow depths, but the Swordfish pilots proved that wrong. It likely provided some operational proof to the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.