in all respects similar to those which would obtain in a modern war between nations whose air forces and ship A.A. defences are fully trained and provided with the most modern equipment. The following paragraphs and appendices may, however, serve as a valuable guide in appreciating the relative effectiveness of attack and defence under war conditions of the immediate future," Page 9, Summary of Attacks on warships. As the number of ships attacked is in some cases not known and in all cases not included, it is misleading to include in the summary the number of "ships missed." It is proposed that this line should be deleted or that the number of ships attacked should be substituted for "Number of reported attacks".