 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kufanana neHondo yeAtlantic, yakawanda yeHondo yeMediterraneanraiva pamusoro pevarwi vachiramba mumwe nomumwe kushandiswa kwenzira dzinokosha dzokufambisa nepo vachichengeta nzira idzodzo dzakazaruka nokuda kwavo vamene. Mauto eMubatanidzwa akaedza kudzivirira nzvimbo dzokuvakira dzokuGibraltar, Malta, neEgypt kuti dzirege kupindirwa. Masimba eAxis akatsvaka kucheka migwagwa yokudzivisa Malta, nokudaro achidzivirira nzira yawo yokugovera kuNorth Africa, uye kuwedzera kudzora kwenharaunda kuti ibatanidze Girisi. Malta yaive yakakosha zvikuru kuAllies muMediterranean nokuda kwezviito zvekurwisa Axis shipping uye senzvimbo yekuunganidza ruzivo. 