Moffitt infiltrates a German-held lighthouse posing as an electrician to learn the details of a German naval convoy carrying Tiger tanks headed for North Africa.

General Owen Lansbury, the head of British Intelligence in the Near East, bails out of his damaged plane behind enemy lines. After his rescue in the desert, he insists upon leading the Rat Patrol on a mission to disrupt a German oil pipeline, despite his deteriorated condition. The Rats contemplate mutiny when the injured and delirious general tries to take control of the team.