(7) (2) (3) (4) (5) TYPE Salvage: Repair: Knockdown: Trans. :Assem.: Train: Total LST 0 (1) 2 - 4 - 3 9 LCI 0 (1) 2 - 3 - 3 8 LCT 0 (1) 2 + 4(6) + 3 10 Shipborne 1 2-4 - 4 (6) - 3 10-12 NOTES: (1) No salvage and a minimum repair period has been allowed in view of the relatively small number required in relation to the number used in HUSKY. It is estimated that a sufficient number of these types to meet ANAKIM requirements will be on hand in good running order. (2) Disassembly, and stowage aboard ship. (3) Transit time from BIZERTE to CALCUTTA. (4) Assembly, repair of shipping damage, and tuning up. (5) Three weeks required for training and rehearsal, after arrival in the theater. (6) Convoy speed of advance - 9 knots. (7) Considering number involved and facilities available. b. Shipping must be provided for LCT(5) and other shipborne types. c. Conclusions. (1) If no further operations are conducted subsequent to HUSKY, and the landing craft are released by mid-August, the following are estimated dates of availability for ANAKIM at CALCUTTA. (a) Seagoing types - late October 1943 (b) LCT(5) -end of October 1943 (c) Other shipborne types - mid-October to early November, 1943 (2) If the mounting of ANAKIM is predicated on using landing craft from HUSKY, a target date of early November can be met. (3) It is obvious that landing craft committed to ANAKIM can not be used in a ROUNDUP launched on 1 April 1944. At the earliest, these craft can arrive in U.K. early in August, 1944. 13 |