The battalion possessed no radio and if no signal were received by the light cruiser HMS Arethusa, by 05:30, it would begin shelling the battery as a contingency.
De havde intet ønske om at blive ved batteriet, for bataljonen havde ingen radio, og hvis der ikke kom signal tilbage til den lette krydser HMS Arethusa inden klokken 5.30, ville den begynde at beskyde batteriet som en nødforanstaltning.