36. Supply.
 
          Assuming a monthly maintenance factor of 1.3 ship tons 
per man and 3% personnel replacements, maintenance of the 
Corsican force will require 13 cargo ship sailings per month.
 
37. Shipping.
          a. Requirements:
          Assault loaded: 4 RCT
          16 APA ) or any equivalent
            5 AKA )
          Convoy loaded: 2 RCT plus supporting units
               35 convoy loaded transports    ) or any equivalent 
                             50 convoy loaded cargo vessel)
 
          b. Shipping requirements are approximately 40% of those for 
the Sardinia operation. Therefore, shipping will be available 
if losses in SARDINIA do not exceed 50%.
 
38. Installations affecting the operation.
 
          a. There are now believed to be four airfields of suffi-
cient size for limited military use on CORSICA. Additional 
construction would be very difficult due to the rugged nature 
of the terrain, except on the BASTIA coastal plain. Probably 
17 additional airports could be constructed, with a saturation 
point of about 480 aircraft on the island.
 
          b. Roads and railroads are inadequate, and are susceptible 
to closure by sabotage against bridges and tunnels. A 
remarkable network of rough farm and logging roads and donkey 
trails could be used by lightly equipped forces, but are not 
suitable for heavy vehicular movements.
 
     c. The only ports of consequence are at AJACCI0 and BASTIA, 
each with a capacity of 800 D.W. tons per day. Minor ports, 
utilizing lighters for cargo discharge, principally PORTO 
VECCHIO and BONIFACI0, raise the total port capacity of the 
island to 2800 D.W. tons per day.
 
 
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