Malta

[Giovanni705]

Please help me. How do you take Malta? I bombed it with Italian navy and air for 3 turns, than sent an infantry army upgraded as a invasion transport. In malta there was a AA totally battered. But the transport never landed. Suggestions? Thanks in advance

[Bmorgan077]

there is another thread with a lot on this but, what I have done is after the fall of France move 4-5 German bombers to Sicily, bomb AA to death over 2-3 turns, and shell with the It navy then invade with the corps from N. Africa.

[Leadwieght]

I'm not sure it's worth taking Malta before heading for the Nile, at least with current supply rules. As long as the Axis has two or more HQs in Libya/Egypt, their supply hardly seems to suffer from the Malta effect. The drop in the Port levels means it's slower to disembark reinforcing units, but that's really more of an inconvenience

[vonik]

ORIGINAL: Bmorgan077

there is another thread with a lot on this but, what I have done is after the fall of France move 4-5 German bombers to Sicily, bomb AA to death over 2-3 turns, and shell with the It navy then invade with the corps from N. Africa.

This . You have Nothing important to do in August 40 unless you are in a Sealion opportunity .
You send all your bombers to Sicily, attack 2 times with fighter first to spend the 2 AA strikes then anihilate it with 5 +1 Italian bomber strikes .
The AA may survive the first wave but is dead the next turn .

This is infinitely faster and more efficient than juggling with 0 supply ports in Libya even if it is not a big deal either .
This also removes the only Allied port in the middle of Mediterranean so that the RN is now basically a sitting duck .

[sPzAbt653]

There is this one, maybe it will help:
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[Giovanni705]

Thanks a lot very helpfull

[Steely Glint]

It can be taken. It's a pain, and it requires planned air-land-sea coordination, but it can be done.

[vonik]

No pain and no planning necessary .
5 German bombers and the one Italian in Sicily .
6 strikes per turn .
Malta AA dead in 2 turns .
Garrison or a para take Malta in the second turn .
Stop .
End .

[Steely Glint]

You must be playing on an easier difficulty level than I am, or have far better luck.

[TSPC37730]

It worked for me. Took me two turns of air attacks to destroy the AA unit. Dropped in an airborne unit immediately afterwards. I also operated a German HQ unit to Sicily prior to the attack for good measure.

Thanks to all for the tips. I've since taken Alexandria & hope to clear the remaining British units on the west side of the Nile during my next turn.