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The Battle of Taranto preceded Pearl Harbor and was a direct inspiration for it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi
by m4rtink 6y ago
The Battle of Taranto preceded Pearl Harbor and was a direct inspiration for it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto
Italian battleships were targeted & 3 were disabled.
Also the British tried to sink the Argentinian aircraft carrier during the Falkland War and it escaped preatty much just due to luck.