Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakazosvika Gumiguru "Luftwaffe" yakanga yasimbisa "Fliegerkorps II", uye kutenderera kutsva kwekurwisa kwakasimba kwakatanga, vachishandisa matekinoroji matsva epasi-epasi kana asina kudzika ekubhomba mabhomba, kunyanya kunhandare dzendege uye RN submarine base. Izvi akashandisa Ju88s achiperekedzwa zvakasiyana-siyana German uye Italian varwi, pamwe Bf 109s, Macchi C.202 "Folgores" uye Fiat CR.42 "Falco" biplanes kushanda sezvo Fighter-bhomba. Zvisinei, kurwisa uku kwakarasikirwawo zvikuru nepfuti dzeAA uye varwi veRAF, pasinei nokushomeka kwezvokudya nezvokudya pachitsuwa chacho. Pakupedzisira, muna November "Welshman" nehanzvadzi yayo HMS "Manxman" zvakaoneka, zvichiteverwa nekamba yezvokudya. Nokukundwa kweAxis paAlamein nokumhara kweAllied kuNorth Africa
mumwedzi iwoyo, kurwiswa kweMalta kwakaguma. Chiitiko bedzi chomumhepo chomuvengi chakasara chegore racho chaiva kuongorora kunobhururuka kwakakwirira uye kurwisa kumwe chete paLuqa muna December. Musi wa18 Mbudzi mukuru mukuru, Lt-Col J.E.C. Blunt, akaendeswa ku4th HAA Rgt uye Maj G.J. Bell akasimudzirwa kubva pakurayira 12 AA Gun Operation Room kuti amutsive.