The naval experts suggested thi Germany may employ Italian wa ships which could lie off-shore and crop amphibian tanks, such as the Germans tised to cross the Meuse in France, They stressed the fact that there were no reports of such attempts yet and said they were confident that the British Fleet would smash such attempts promptly.
These experts also pointed out that the island defenders were prepared with a thorough system of ai tank defences on the beaches as well as inland.
The chief worry for Gen, Freyberg appeared to be the danger of losing the facilities for British fighting planes which were reported to be outnumbered some times by as much as 20-to-1 in desperate battles to
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