 Later analysis of naval support during the pre @-@ landing phase concluded that the navy had provided inadequate bombardment , given the size and extent of the planned assault . Kenneth P. Lord , a U.S. Army planner for the D @-@ Day invasion , says that , upon hearing the naval gunfire support plan for Omaha , which limited support to one battleship , two cruisers and six destroyers , he and other planners were very upset — especially in light of the tremendous naval gunfire support given to landings in the Pacific . 
