 Seven cruiser tanks from the 2nd RTR arrived north of the hussars and destroyed the anti-aircraft battery from Benina airfield by the light of burning vehicles.As dark fell the attacks were stopped despite the Italian disarray, because the 4th Armoured Brigade had been reduced to syphoning the petrol from artillery vehicles and looting Italian supplies to keep going.A better organised and supported Italian breakthrough attempt had to be anticipated for the morning and the tanks disengaged and moved about east of the road to refuel and rearm.