8. Details of artillery barrage are given in Appendix A.
9. Nine tanks will advance from Guards Division front. They will probably start from each successive line well in advance of the attacking troops.
The action of the troops will be entirely independent of the action of the tanks, and will be carried out as ordered, whether the tanks are held up or not.
10. The assaults on successive objectives will be delivered at the following times:
Attack on X line at zero.
Attack on Xa line at zero + 1 hour.
(This second assault is limited to 1st Guards Brigade. 2nd Guards Brigade will not move till time for third assault.)
Attack on Y line at zero + 2 hours.
Attack on Z line at zero + 4 hours and 30 minutes.