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El Erigh
Seera Island
Holcut Bay flanking battery
High Munsoorie and El Hosh
Bell's battery
Main Pass Gate
Southern Lines Marshag
Total
..
Making a total of
147
GARRISON.
Artillery.
Infantry.
20
15
70
85
40
120
20
20
50
30
100
30
G5
230
435
665
There is barrack accommodation at the Crater for 400 British and 752 native troops.
COST.
Works. Armament.
Total.
£
£
El Erigh
2,000
At Aden.
2,000
Seera Island
1,000
11,000
12,000
Holcut Bay Flanking Battery
5,000
2,200
7,200
Marshag
15,000
At Aden.
15,000
High Munsoorie and El Hosh
500
2,200
2,700
Bells battery
Main Pass Gate
2,500
2,500
Scarping and sundries
500
500
Total
26,500
15,400
41,900
Positions for two guns have been made at the isthmus end of the tunnel from the Crater, but it would be well to make arrangements for destruction, both in this tunnel and in that connecting the two portions of the isthmus lines, so as to cut off communication for the enemy if the defenders had to retire in either direction.
The accompanying Table (Appendix B) shows in detail the works, armaments, and. number of men required for each defensive position.
To summarize they are:-
Works
·
Armament (23 guns)
Submarine mines.. Naval defences
Works
·
Armament (18 guns)
::
::
Works
Armament (27 guns)
Total
..
Steamer Point Defences.
•
Isthmus Defences.
::
::
Crater Defences.
..
::
::::
£ 78,700
46,800
2,000 30,000
157,500
:
2,000
3,300
5,300
26,500
••
15,400
41,900
204,700
Telephonic communication should be established between all the various Government establishments and works, so that, with contingencies, the total cost may be put down at, say, 210,0007.
GARRISON.
Artillery. Engineers. Infantry.
Total.
Steamer Point Isthmus
230
50
695
975
115
207
322
Crater
230
435
665
Reserve, &c.
50
150
200
+
Total
575
100
1,487
2,162
The number of artillery is large, but if machine guns were substituted for the 8-inch smooth-bore guns in the flanks of the isthmus and for the flanking guns of Holcut Battery, the number of gunners might be reduced by 80 men, bringing down the number to 500.
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Appendix No. 4.
ADEN.
Garrison.
90
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