The plan was for a single infantry division to capture Ismailia and cross the canal before being reinforced by a second infantry division which would be supported on the east bank of the canal by two additional divisions.
Det var planen, at en enkelt infanteridivision skulle erobre Ismailia og krydse kanalen, inden de blev forstærket af en anden infanteridivision, som skulle støttes på den østlige bred af yderligere to divisioner.