Operation MB8
Operation MB8 was a British Royal Navy operation in the Mediterranean Sea from 4 to 11 November 1940. It was made up of six forces comprising two aircraft carriers, five battleships, 10 cruisers and 30 destroyers, including much of Force H from Gibraltar, protecting four supply convoys. It consisted of Operation Coat, Operation Crack, Convoy MW 3, Convoy ME 3, Convoy AN 6 and the main element Operation Judgement (the Battle of Taranto).
| Operation MB.8 | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War | |||||||
20 mm Oerlikon cannon anti aircraft gunners on board a merchant ship on a Malta bound convoy | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Italy | ||||||
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Andrew Cunningham Lumley Lyster | Inigo Campioni | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Mediterranean Fleet Force H |
Regia Marina Regia Aeronautica | ||||||
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2 aircraft carriers 5 battleships 10 cruisers 30 destroyers | various air & naval forces | ||||||
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