It seems when you consider the extra planes used in the Demaynsk airlift operating from decent Baltic state fields, that the Germans would be able to use JU88s at least not used bombing Malta in the November to January 41 time frame at least for their typical train busting roles and such. I think it was Wilking that brought up in his 3 little fish thread that after the withdrawal of air to the med in November 41 there were only 8!!! operational aircraft left to support typhoon in its final phases and this is before the weather got really bad.
So I am thinking that the Germans could gainfully use extra aircraft at least in certain situations and times in the winter of 41-42 (how about the siege of Sevastopol where the airfields would be considerably behind the front.
If the Germans only manage as an improvement over OTL to keep a land line open to Demanysk in Winter 41 the Luftwaffe becomes much more effective in 1942 without having to supply the place by air.
Also it seems if the supply link from Naples to Tripoli was pretty much secure now, that the Italians instead of working on craft and plans to invade Malta would be working on craft and plans to have coastal shipping move stuff from Tripoli to little ports or just to right on the beach near the front lines. Sboat and submarines busy OTL patrolling and mining Malta could escort the coastal shipping. Just getting the stuff across the med intact, its a whole lot easier to protect if moving off the coast, even if you have to use bigger ships to move it to Benghazi or Tobruk
So I am thinking that the Germans could gainfully use extra aircraft at least in certain situations and times in the winter of 41-42 (how about the siege of Sevastopol where the airfields would be considerably behind the front.
If the Germans only manage as an improvement over OTL to keep a land line open to Demanysk in Winter 41 the Luftwaffe becomes much more effective in 1942 without having to supply the place by air.
Also it seems if the supply link from Naples to Tripoli was pretty much secure now, that the Italians instead of working on craft and plans to invade Malta would be working on craft and plans to have coastal shipping move stuff from Tripoli to little ports or just to right on the beach near the front lines. Sboat and submarines busy OTL patrolling and mining Malta could escort the coastal shipping. Just getting the stuff across the med intact, its a whole lot easier to protect if moving off the coast, even if you have to use bigger ships to move it to Benghazi or Tobruk