Another task of the battalion was the interception of the traffic of the medium bombers, which constantly harassed the roads and railways of central and northern Italy, operating from bases in southern Sardinia. W-Leit 2 exceeded its commitment for the Italian theatre by contributing to the flight path tracking of the heavy bombers from airfields in the Foggia area. For this purpose, two girdles of RT outstations were set up in Italy. Since the bomber formation of the Nineteenth Air Force generally divulged their takeoff on HF RT transmissions, especially during the first months of their activity, and the nearest team intercepting this traffic of low signal strength was only 30 kilometres behind the front lines, this constituted the first reliable source of early warning. The first girdle of RT out-stations comprised VHF RT detachments in the environs of Genoa, Leghorn and Monte Venda. The second consisted of detachments on the Futa Pass. The RT platoon sited on Mont Agel covered VHF traffic from Corsica, insofar as it was concerned with operations against the south of France. When central Italy was attacked, the out-station in Portofino maintained intercept coverage.