 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakazosvika Gumiguru, iyo Luftwaffe yakanga yasimbisa Fliegerkorps II, uye kutenderera kutsva kwekurwisa kwakasimba kurwisa chitsuwa kwakatanga mukuedza kudzikamisa kugona kweRAF neRoyal Navy kurambidza Axis makondirakiti kuenda kuLibya. Vapambi vacho vakashandisa nzira itsva dzomutambo wakaderera idzo dzakarasikirwa zvikuru nepfuti dzeAA uye varwi veRAF. Kurwisa usiku kwaiitwa zvikurukuru nenhevedzano yendege imwe chete pamwero mukuru. Zvisinei, vashandi veSL zvino vakanga vava kugona zvikuru, vachiwana 37 muzana yechiedza chendege dzaiyambuka mhenderekedzo, uye idzi dzakanga dzakabatikana zvikuru. Pakupedzisira, boka rinotakura zvinhu rakasvika muna November. Nokukundwa kweAxis munguva pfupi yapfuura paAlameinuye Allied North Africa landings mumwedzi mumwe chetewo, kukombwa kweMalta kwakaguma. Chiitiko bedzi chomumhepo chomuvengi chakasara chegore racho chaiva kuongorora kunobhururuka kwakakwirira uye kurwisa kumwe chete paLuqa muna December. 