It was considered essentia] that. in addition to a force trained to protect aerodromes the defences should also include the following:
1. Light tanks for fast mopping-up of landing troops; 2. The heaviest possible anti-aircraft defence, including not only large guns for use against big, high-level bombers but also a concentration of Bofors and similar weapons with rapid rate of fire to attack dive-bombers; 3. Provisions that any aerodrome the Germans might succeed in capturing would be so thoroughly mined that it would prove to be useless for the landing of reinforcements.
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