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Operation MB8 was a British Royal Navy operation in the Mediterranean Sea during 4–11 November 1940. It was made up of six forces—totalling two aircraft carriers, five battleships, 10 cruisers, and 30 destroyers, including much of Force H—protecting four distinct supply convoys.〔Stephen, pp.37-8.〕 It consisted of several phases: Operation Coat, Operation Crack, Convoy MW 3, Convoy ME 3, Convoy AN 6, and the main element, Operation Judgement.〔Stephen, p.38.〕 ==Operation Coat== Operation Coat was a reinforcement convoy from Britain to Malta, carrying troops and anti-aircraft guns. The convoy was made up of the battleship , heavy cruisers and , and three escorting destroyers. It was covered by the aircraft carrier , light cruiser , and three more destroyers, all from Force H, out to mid-Mediterranean; three Force H destroyers would remain, the rest turning back from Sicily.〔 ==Convoy MW 3== Convoy MW 3 was made up of three empty merchantmen bound for Malta from Alexandria, plus an Australian destroyer and the monitor bound for the base at Suda Bay.〔Greene & Massignani, p.101〕 The convoy was escorted by the anti-aircraft cruiser , accompanied by three destroyers.〔 The convoy left Alexandria on 4 November and reached Malta on 10 November.〔Hague, p.192〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation MB8」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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