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Originally Posted by jester
Oh so simple!:
Lots of diving here!
Three or four underwater chains or cables just below the waters surface should bottle up that little bay nicely.
Also, cut the moorings of the unmanned barges and vessels. That will keep the people from the maned vessels trying to get close and control them, and prove very difficult for anyone to do anything in the area.
And last,
A boat, or even a bus or large truck, drive either to the narrowest part of the channel the bus will sink when it is run into the channel thus blocking it. A boat will have to be scuttled. The teams make it to the islet and conduct a fighting withdrawl to other vessles on the seaward side that will meet them there and take them out of the area. Like I said most of the operation will be conducted underwater so it will be out of sight and sound.
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Sadly (or happily), the mission was assigned to the group while the division was yet advancing from its starting positions. In fact, the group received their new orders shorter after the completion of another mission, the capture and holding of what remained of the Chelmno Bridge to allow one M1 AVLB to launch its bridge over the destroyed part;
So, no time for long preparations, and no chance to acquire specific material for the mission (scuba, chains…). The “sailors†hastily summoned by the HQ of the 5th ID are, for the most part, a group of opportunist. And both groups, although the information provided by the Polish informants, acquired their own information performing their own recon on the target area. Then, they decided what to do with their available equipment. No assistance from the division was possible.
Another point is the dimensions of the entrance. Although it seems narrow, the “neck†of the corridor is nearly 50m wide and I considered that the depth was enough to let a comfortable margin for a loaded barge.