the deferment of air reinforcement, and by the time war was likely it was impossible to provide sufficient reinforcement in time. Phillips also failed to make full use of intelligence resources. As a result, he grossly underestimated the scale of attack, and believed that the majority of enemy attack aircraft would be level bombers rather than land-based naval torpedo bombers. See also Force B Force H Force K References Notes Books Royal Navy task forces Military units and formations of the Royal Navy in World War II