al ▁M iod rag ▁J ok ić . ▁J ok ić ▁replaced ▁Admir al ▁Kr sto ▁ Đ uro vić , ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁uncertain ▁circumstances ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁off ensive ▁began . ▁Major ▁General ▁No j ko ▁Mar in ović , ▁once ▁command ing ▁the ▁ 4 7 2 nd ▁Motor ized ▁Brigade ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁of ▁ Đ uro vić , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁J NA ▁had ▁killed ▁the ▁adm iral ▁because ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁Mar in ović ▁res igned ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Z NG . ▁The ▁J NA ▁ 2 nd ▁Oper ational ▁Group ▁initially ▁deployed ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁and ▁maintained ▁similar ▁tro op ▁levels ▁throughout ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁The ▁def ences ▁of ▁Dub rov nik ▁were ▁almost ▁non - ex istent at ▁the ▁out set ▁of ▁host ilities ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 8 0 ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁area , ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁had ▁some ▁training . ▁The ▁only ▁regular ▁military ▁unit ▁was ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁armed ▁with ▁light ▁inf antry ▁weapons ▁that ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁era ▁Fort ▁Imperial ▁at op ▁the ▁Sr đ ▁Hill ▁over looking ▁Dub rov nik . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁poor ly ▁armed ▁because ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Territ orial ▁Def ence ▁had ▁been ▁dis ar med ▁by ▁the ▁J NA ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Un like