Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1942, vokuBritain vakaunganidza zvikepe zvikuru zvehondo kuti zviperekedze ngarava dzeMalta, vakatumira zvikepe zvehondo zvinokurumidza kuti zviite zvigaro zvega zvechitsuwa uye vakaronga magadzirirwo eMagic Carpet ne submarine. Hawker Hurricane uye ipapo Supermarine Spitfire varwi vakabhururwa kuenda kuMalta kubva kune vanotakura ndege paClub Runs kubva kuGibraltar vakananga kuMalta. Pakati pa1942, kurwiswa kwechitsuwa neAxis nemapurisa ekuendesa zvinhu kwakaparadza Malta senzvimbo yekurwisa uye kupindirwa kweAxis,
"Unternehmen Herkules" (Operation Hercules), yakagadzwa pakati paJuly 1942.