It was hoped that being a much larger force than their 4th Indian Division predecessors they would be able to saturate the German defences which would as a result be unable to give supporting fire to each other's positions.
Det blev håbet, at ved at de var en langt større styrke end forgængerne i 4. indiske division, kunne de holde de tyske stillinger beskæftiget, så de derved ville være ude af stand til at give hinanden støtteild.