A Royal Navy movement-control team brought the expertise and communications needed to coordinate the second Mount Kent lift. Aircraft payloads depended on range and flying conditions, but converting those limits into passenger and equipment lists also required tactical judgment. Landing troops in the intended order would achieve little if their ammunition or communications equipment arrived in the wrong loads. Supporting the force after its departure placed additional demands on the headquarters left behind. The Chinook was available again to carry guns and ammunition, yet helicopter overcommitment nearly canceled the operation once more. Nick Vaux credits Brigade Major John Chester's personal intervention with securing the second attempt and acknowledges that his earlier criticism of the staff had been unjustified.
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Matching helicopter loads to the force needed on Mount Kent
The second Mount Kent attempt depended on loads that delivered a usable fighting force, specialist movement control, and staff intervention to retain scarce helicopters.