The proposed assault uses merchant hulls to clear mines, pre-dreadnoughts to suppress defenses, Queen Elizabeth to cover the force, and troops landing before dawn to seize forts. The early garrison is described as a low-priority Ottoman force because better formations were committed elsewhere. The decisive difference is simultaneous naval fire and soldiers able to occupy what the ships suppress. This remains a counterfactual operating concept whose success depends on accepting losses, achieving surprise, and coordinating the landing closely with the fleet.
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A February combined naval and land assault
The most favorable scenario combines troops, bombardment, expendable mine-clearing ships, and rapid occupation before Ottoman defenses harden.