Battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant: Nearly Sunk by Human Torpedoes
Summary: In late 1941, amidst World War II, Italy launched a daring operation against the British Royal Navy in Alexandria Harbor, utilizing a specialized unit called Decima Flottiglia MAS (X MAS) equipped with "human torpedoes" or mini-subs. The operation aimed to undermine British naval supremacy in the Mediterranean, exacerbated by earlier naval losses and anticipation of conflicts with Japan. The Italians, drawing on World War I tactics, targeted the battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant... Читать дальше...