קמפיין מאלטה תדריך משימה מס' 9 יום ה' 12.12 ב 21:30

Hello to all our brave pilots, my general plan for the mission is as follows

We know they have sighted the convoy
they must make a maximum effort attack against it
the next mission is a night mission and they may lose contact with the ships
so they will concentrate their efforts today in this afternoon / eevening mission

With the loss of the carriers we are in a very compromised position to offer support to the convoy
I hope that my plan for diversionary raid may at least keep losses to a minimum

The convoy defence is split into two elements

102nd Squadron will be on convoy defence with 6-8 twin engine types heavy fighters

IAF will launch a diversionary bomber raid directly at Sicily and will likely be spotted by the outbound enemy aircraft
my hope is that your height will be the key to you succesfully drawing some attention to yourselves
You will have 10 big Sunderland aircraft for this raid

With the offensive defence element I hope to disrupt the axis attack group
which in turn should have positive results over the convoy

At Malta we will keep our vigil watching over the docks which are crucial if the convoy arrives
we must also continue our efforts to sink the U-boats patrolling the waters east of Malta

Good Luck all squadrons