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The map shows-the forts which theAllie shave already cleared, and illustrates the great difficulty of their present operations in the reduction of the fixed forts and destruction of the mobile batteries from Chanak to Nagara, where they are expoae d to a double fire from both banks, as well as to attack from current-borne mines ' and torpedoes fired from the snore. The reduction of the batteries on the Europe* n side would quickly clear the way, since these dominate the lower forte on the . ■ ''•; i -■--■. ■ • Viatic ahar*. ■;' •■■-■' ' . Z-■. . ,"..',':... '.;■ ... •'. '

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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 68, 20 March 1915, Page 5

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The map shows-the forts which theAllie shave already cleared, and illustrates the great difficulty of their present operations in the reduction of the fixed forts and destruction of the mobile batteries from Chanak to Nagara, where they are expoae d to a double fire from both banks, as well as to attack from current-borne mines ' and torpedoes fired from the snore. The reduction of the batteries on the Europe* n side would quickly clear the way, since these dominate the lower forte on the . ■ ''•; i -■--■. ■ • Viatic ahar*. ■;' •■■-■' ' . Z-■. . ,"..',':... '.;■ ... •'. ' Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 68, 20 March 1915, Page 5

The map shows-the forts which theAllie shave already cleared, and illustrates the great difficulty of their present operations in the reduction of the fixed forts and destruction of the mobile batteries from Chanak to Nagara, where they are expoae d to a double fire from both banks, as well as to attack from current-borne mines ' and torpedoes fired from the snore. The reduction of the batteries on the Europe* n side would quickly clear the way, since these dominate the lower forte on the . ■ ''•; i -■--■. ■ • Viatic ahar*. ■;' •■■-■' ' . Z-■. . ,"..',':... '.;■ ... •'. ' Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 68, 20 March 1915, Page 5