Home Guard ingenuity is treated as a more serious concern than the original armor of old tanks. Schemes for setting the sea on fire are mentioned among the ideas left outside the main list. Local defensive systems could be installed before the government was told about them. Some are described as lacking a way to stop them once activated. The criticism concerns central oversight and control of locally designed defences.
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Home Guard defence schemes could outrun government control
Local defensive inventions raised questions about advance authorization and the ability to stop a system once activated.