Calabria / Punta Stilo, 9 July 1940. , v; g* x, U# i. R
$ }7 {, c/ ^7 [5 RThis is the first major fleet action between the British and Italian navies in World War 2. While the battleship engagement portion was minimal, it was also decisive to the outcome.5 _, B% R) L1 q" M
. C$ A* w5 s# w9 [* PThe battleship portion opens at approximately 1530 when the Warspite engaged in a duel with several Italian heavy cruisers, both sides obtaining straddles but no hits.
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At 1553 the Warspite sighted the Giulio Cesare at a range of about 26,000 yards and took her under fire. The Italian battleship replied almost simultaneously. Warspite obtained a straddle on her first salvo while the Italians were off by about 1000 yards.' w2 z# P, p L/ S8 d4 R
7 n( o% Q5 ~" q. z o, \After exchanging several salvos, the Warspite obtained a hit at 1559 that penetrated the deck of Giulio Cesare amidships detonating in a boiler room knocking out that boiler along with three more in adjacent boiler rooms. There were 115 casualties and the Giulio Cesare' s speed fell to 18 knots.
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The Italians then decided to break off the action and retired under a smoke screen. By 1700 Giulio Cesare had managed to make repairs that brought her speed up to 25 knots ensuring her escape. The other Italian battleship present, Cavor, did not actively engage the British, nor did the two slow British battleships present; Royal Sovereign and Malaya. " F: H4 O# W2 F' h5 X8 @; _: x6 Q+ d9 D: h
这是英意海军在二战的首次主力舰交战 ,虽然战列舰交火有限,但是结果却是一边倒的
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在15点30分,皇家海军厌战号战列舰与意大利数艘重巡开始交火,均未能命中。
3 P$ A0 u$ J9 W, U) f15点53分,厌战号在26000码距离外发现意大利的古里奥凯撒号战列舰并开火,意方几乎同时反击。第一轮齐射英方几乎命中意方,而意方的齐射则离英方还有1000码。几轮齐射后,15点59分,厌战命中古里奥凯撒号,击穿甲板并引发多个锅炉间爆炸。死亡115人,航速降为18节...
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