▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Cro atia , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁no ▁J NA ▁g arr isons ▁or ▁storage ▁dep ots ▁in ▁Dub rov nik ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁thus ▁very ▁few ▁arms ▁and ▁m un itions ▁captured ▁during ▁the ▁September ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ra cks ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁defend ▁Dub rov nik . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 ▁rif les ▁and ▁four ▁art illery ▁pieces ▁captured ▁from ▁the ▁J NA ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Kor č ula ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁guns ▁were ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁ 7 6 ▁mm ▁and ▁ 8 5 ▁mm ▁Soviet ▁World ▁War ▁II - era ▁divis ional ▁guns . ▁In ▁addition , ▁an ▁impro vised ▁arm oured ▁vehicle ▁was ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁Dub rov nik ▁also ▁received ▁additional ▁H V , ▁Cro at ian ▁Police ▁and ▁Cro at ian ▁Def ence ▁Forces ▁troops ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Cro atia . ▁This ▁brought ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁troops ▁in ▁Dub rov nik ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁By ▁November , ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Cro at ian ▁troops ▁were ▁def ending ▁the ▁city . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁September , ▁Mar in ović ▁was ▁appointed ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁def ences ▁in ▁Dub rov nik , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁ass essed ▁them ▁as ▁in ade qu ate . ▁The ▁troops , ▁initially ▁organized ▁as ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Dub rov nik , ▁were ▁re organ