The inexperienced 2nd Armoured Division was soundly defeated and on 2 April Wavell came forward to review matters with Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame, by now the commander of British and Commonwealth troops in Cyrenaica (Wilson having left to command the Allied expeditionary force in Greece).
Den uerfarne 2. pansrede division blev grundigt besejret, og den 2. april kom Wavell til fronten for at inspicere forholdene sammen med generalløjtnant Sir Philip Neame, som nu var leder af de britiske og Commonwealth tropper i Cyrenaica (Wilson var taget af sted for at lede de allieredes ekspeditionskorps i Grækenland).