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the guns is, however, much less than that of modern ships guns, and there is a large extent of water, within their range, which they cannot cover with observed fire, under existing conditions. (See map) They could not, therefore, prevent the enemy bombarding the harbour, if he wished to do so.
(ii) Movable.
This consists of pack, field, and medium artillery
In the event of an attack both by
land and sea, the fixed and movable artillery could be manned with the existing artillery personnel in the following manner:-
Fixed Armament.
Eastern Fire Command
9.2
6
4.7
2
3
In reserve (not manned) 1 Western Fire Command
+
2
In reserve (not manned) 3
1212
44
Total guns manned
4
Total guns in reserve
H+
4
4
4
Movable Armament 60
4.5*
18
3.7"
pr
How
pr
Hor
Manned
4
In reserve (not
42
4
8
42
manned)
Totals 4
6
12
6
3.
(a)
(b)
Courses of action open to the en emy.
The enemy might try, by long range naval bombardment, to induce the place to surrender.
To this there could be no reply by the Garrison, and it might do much damage.
of
In view however, of the expenditure of ammunition which would be necessary, the wear and tear of the ships guns, and of the fact that long range bombardment should not by itself, bring about the surrender of the place, it does not seem likely that the enemy would rely on this course of action to attain his object.
He might land at several places, on the Island and Mainland, at the same time, and advance by several routes to his objective. There appear to be no means by which this could be prevented. The Naval Defence Forces are too small to interfere seriously with landing operatim s. The land defence forces can only guard a
few of the numerous and widely sprea separated landing places; and are too weak to offer much resistance to the advance of a force, once ithad landed. Moreover
there