Mount Hermada commanded the coastal road and rail approaches to Trieste. Heavy artillery, British batteries, and naval bombardment from the Adriatic supported Italian attacks across its exposed slopes. Machine-gun and rifle fire stopped the attackers, while counterattacks usually recovered any positions that fell. Both sides suffered heavily, with Italian losses greater. Elsewhere in the Carso fighting, the capture of nearly 6,000 Italians from an attacking force was taken as evidence of collapsing morale.
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Naval bombardment and heavy artillery fail to take Mount Hermada
Strong artillery and naval support could not overcome the defenses above Trieste, while unusually large prisoner losses exposed Italian morale problems.