(iii) German and Italian E-boat attacks may occur up to 400 miles from their bases Minelaying operations by these must be expected; and also mining attacks from them on ships in harbour. Air threat. Enemy air attacks on our convoys will continue. The scales of these attacks is estimated as follows:Western Mediterranean By long range bombers 20 to 30 per 24 hrs. by torpedo bombers 30 to 40 " Eastern Mediterranean* By long range bombers 10 per 24 hrs. by torpedo bombers 10 " (b) North Africa and the Levant Naval threat.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Burma Ceylon Crete Cyprus Eritrea Germany Gibraltar India Iraq Italy Japan Madagascar Malta Mozambique Netherlands Norway Persia Sardinia Sicily Singapore South Africa Spain Thailand Trinidad Tunisia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/113/26
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/113
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0113.026
- Keywords
- Axis Strategy German Navy Italian Navy Submarines Air Warfare Communications Naval Warfare Japanese Navy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff
- Pages
- 10
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Lawrence Pendred Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
