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Not all the British commanders depreciated the fighting skills of their Italian adversaries. During the [[Battle of Calabria]] in mid-June 1940, Admiral [[Andrew Cunningham]], called off further operations when Italian bombers appeared. The British commander never underestimated the Italian airmen in this type of attack. with Cunningham writing that, '''"Italian high-level-bombing was the best I have ever seen, far better than the Germans."''<ref>"The Commander-in-Chief never underestimated the Italian airmen in this type of attack. "Italian high-level-bombing",  he wrote, "was the best I have ever seen, far better than the Germans."" Forgotten Battles: Italy's War of Liberation, 1943-1945, Charles T. O'Reilly, p. 31, Lexington Books, 2001</ref>  

Not all the British commanders depreciated the fighting skills of their Italian adversaries. During the [[Battle of Calabria]] in mid-June 1940, Admiral [[Andrew Cunningham]], called off further operations when Italian bombers appeared. The British commander never underestimated the Italian airmen in this type of attack. with Cunningham writing that, '''"Italian high-level-bombing was the best I have ever seen, far better than the Germans."''<ref>"The Commander-in-Chief never underestimated the Italian airmen in this type of attack. "Italian high-level-bombing",  he wrote, "was the best I have ever seen, far better than the Germans."" Forgotten Battles: Italy's War of Liberation, 1943-1945, Charles T. O'Reilly, p. 31, Lexington Books, 2001</ref>  

Despite the often heroic efforts by the Italian Navy described by Professor James  Sadkovich, fuel and other vital supplies were gradually denied to the Axis troops. Half of the convoys to North Africa were sunk by the Allies.

Despite the often heroic efforts by the Italian Navy described by Professor James  Sadkovich, fuel and other vital supplies were gradually denied to the Axis troops. Half of the convoys to North Africa were sunk by the Allies.