▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁one ▁Tro op ▁at ▁Dj id j elli ▁air field . ▁ ▁The ▁avail ability ▁of ▁Land ing ▁Sh ips , ▁T ank ▁( L ST s ) ▁made ▁it ▁feas ible ▁to ▁land ▁suit ably ▁water proof ed ▁ 3 . 7 - inch ▁guns ▁and ▁GL ▁rad ar ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁H AA ▁Tro ops ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁GL ▁rad ar ▁system , ▁the ▁ ▁No ▁ 3 ▁Mark ▁III , ▁or ▁' B aby ▁ ▁Mag gie '. ▁De vised ▁by ▁ 6 2 ▁AA ▁B de , ▁this ▁had ▁its ▁transmit ter , ▁receiver , ▁aer ial ▁array ▁and ▁operating ▁display ▁all ▁carried ▁in ▁a ▁two - w he e led ▁tra iler ▁to wed ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 - ton ▁tr uck . ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁Regiment ' s ▁' M agg ies ' ▁were ▁late ▁arriv ing ▁for ▁emb ark ation , ▁which ▁was ▁r ushed . ▁ ▁The ▁assault ▁land ings ▁began ▁at ▁ 0 2 . 4 5 ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁As ▁in ▁' T orch ', ▁the ▁advance ▁parties ▁of ▁the ▁AA ▁units ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁beach ▁groups ▁land ed ▁from ▁Land ing ▁C raft ▁Infantry ▁( LC Is ) ▁as ▁inf antry ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁fire f ight , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁only ▁light ▁opposition ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁soon ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁sites ▁selected ▁for ▁gun