 Several Axis attempts to seize Tobruk failed and the front line settled on the Egyptian border into November 1941.From 1 June to 31 October 1941, British forces based at Malta sank about of Axis shipping on the African convoy routes, by the navy and by Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) aircraft from Malta and Egypt.Loaded Axis ships sailing to Africa accounted for 90 percent of the losses and Malta-based squadrons were responsible for about 75 percent of ships sunk by aircraft.