1940年11月11日,英国海军地中海舰队为夺取地中海制海权,以航空母舰舰载机奇袭意大利海军基地塔兰托,取得重大胜利,突出显示了舰载航空兵的巨大突击威力,使航空母舰取代战列舰成为海军主要舰种。在这次战役中,原本处于优势地位的意大利海军却惨遭败绩,损失重大。对比战役前后交战双方的表现,在作战准备、军事理论创新、战役伪装方面,都有一些值得后人汲取的经验教训。 November 11, 1940, the British Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet to seize the sea power to seize the aircraft carrier-based aircraft surprise attack on the Italian naval base Taranto, won a major victory, highlighting the huge surprise attack on carrier aviation, the aircraft carrier to replace the battleship to become the Navy The main ship. In this campaign, the Italian navy, which was originally in a dominant position, suffered a devastating loss. Compared with the performance of the belligerent both before and after the battle, there are some lessons to be learned by future generations in battle preparation, innovation in military theory and disguise in battle.