11. The flow of troops will be continuous. This is to ensure a strong attack being pressed against each successive objective.
Officers commanding battalions will call for support, if necessary, from the battalions immediately in rear of them. If necessary, men will be left in each line captured to clear it of the enemy, but troops will not be detailed to remain behind in objectives for purposes of consolidation, except that the 2nd and 3rd Battalions Coldstream Guards will remain in the third objective ready to support the troops attacking the fourth objective.
The task of the Brigade is to press the attack through to their ultimate objectives with every means at our disposal.
12. Tanks will be employed to co-operate with the attack. Instructions as to their employment are attached.
Instructions will be issued as to movement of tanks to their departure positions, and as to time of their advance to the various objectives.
13. Royal Flying Corps—
(a) 9th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps will have one Contact aeroplane in the air from zero to dark on Z day, and again from 6.30 A.M. to 9 A.M. on Z + 1 days.
(b) Flares will be lit as follows:
(1) On obtaining each objective.
(2) At 12 noon and 5 P.M. on Z day by leading troops.