An individual convoy movement or fleet operation can have a relatively straightforward purpose. Cunningham's method is described as running several such activities together. The Taranto attack and convoy work provide the examples. Their combination made the situation harder for the opponent to interpret and answer, even when each British force had a clear task.
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How Cunningham combined simple operations to complicate enemy choices
Several clear tasks could combine into a much harder operational problem for an enemy.