• Germany can on R1 attack malta with the Stuka. So as collatoral damage it destroys one damage. After that the luftwaffe and Italian navy/airforce can always destroy the two fightees you built with UK in the Malta sea zone. So you get the Malta bonus just once for a very long time it seems.

    Is this correct and how can UK deal with that loss?


  • @Cornwallis The UK will struggle to keep Malta supplied, as they did historically. But once you get the UK Navy into the Malta convoy zone, it will be easier. Then just deploy 1-3 supplies and a couple of fighters straight to the Malta convoy zone when you need to resupply the island and that should hold off the Axis.

    The UK choice early on is typically supply Malta or attack the Tripoli convoy zone.

    Remember that each Axis power only gets 1 round to take out your supplies. If they don’t get through your escorts in that first round, your supply escapes the combat.

    If the Axis uses Stukas to target your supplies at sea, that makes it harder, but they still only have a 50% chance of hitting in that first round. And if it’s a large attack, they typically target sea units.

    Another method you can try is to send 5 supply to Gibraltar, then break it up. Then, during each subsequent round, send just 1 of those supplies to the Malta convoy zone. Is the Axis going to send air units to attack just 1 supply, especially with only a 40-50% chance of destroying it in that first round before it escapes? They probably have better targets.


  • @Matt-Hyra thx for the answer. I have tried sending the UK fleet but it got destroyed. So you need to built up.
    You send only one convoy but if Ger or Italy attacks with their planes and navy they usualy score one hit so you never get anything through. But i will keep it in mind


  • @Cornwallis You can also place a sea mine in the Malta convoy zone most rounds to dissuade the Axis from bringing sea units to the convoy battle.

    Also, just to make sure… you said “they usually score 1 hit so you never get anything through.” Do you mean 1 hit against a single UK supply deployed to the Malta convoy zone without escort?


  • @Matt-Hyra for example: UK buys a sea mine, 2 fighters and 2 supplies in the Malta sea zone.
    Italy attacks the two fighters with its fighters and sea unit and let´s say both sides kill each other. Then germany on his turn can attack and kill the convoy with its air units, being a fighter and one or two stukas, enough pieces to most Likely score a hit.


  • @Cornwallis True. If Both Axis powers are determined to stop Malta from gaining supplies, it can be hard to get them through. But then, they are probably not protecting their own convoys or using air units in their land attacks.

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