The strike force was pitifully small: only 16 Matilda Mark IIs with two-pounder guns and 58 machine-gun-armed Matilda Mark Is, backed by two battalions of British infantry.

• 进攻部队的规模很小：只有16辆装备2磅炮的马蒂尔达II型坦克和58辆装备机枪的马蒂尔达I型坦克，两个英军步兵营提供支援。