ANNEX A
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ITEM.
ENEMY ACTION.
A
Air Attack.
B
ENEMY OBJECTIVES.
The main enemy objectives! will probably be
Aerodromes.
Warships at sea and in harbour. Communications. Inter-communication facilities.
Aircraft and other munition industries. Power stations Minelaying off
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operational ports. Minelaying between
areas selected for landing and fleet bases.
(Paper No. C.0.S.(40)332)
(Paper No. C.0.3.(40)432
(J.I.C.)).
Naval Action Motor torpedo boat and submarine attack
on warships. Attempts to mine our naval forces in their bases.
Attempt a diversion by the operation of submarines or heavy ships to draw our, naval fortes away from the invasion route.
SCALE OF ATTACK,
1600 long-range bombers 400 dive bombers 500 fighters
Scale of attack likely
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4800 tons of bombs may be expected to fall on this country on the This is
initial day. an optimum figure chich will diminish considerably on subsequent days. rits of reduction cannot be estimated.
OWN ACTION.
A.D.G.5.
Dispersion of
resources. Retaliation bombing in Germany.
As regards the attacks on
naval objectives, fighters, A/A defences, dis-
The
persion of
defending naval
forces.
Anti-mining devices.
Minesweeping.
Intelligence.
Reconnaissance
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Avoid unnecessary
dispersion. Naval light forces.
Air attack on
M.T.Bs. Minefields. Anti-submarine and anti- M.T.B. obstruction.
REMARKS.
Day and night attacks will be carried
out.
This
scale of
attack can
only be
deployed under
very favourable weather conditions
!
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