izing ▁the ▁S ari ▁B air ▁Range . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁August , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁comm enced ▁its ▁assault ▁on ▁Ch un uk ▁B air , ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁range , ▁along ▁what ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Rh od od end ron ▁R idge . ▁However , ▁del ays ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁to ▁their ▁starting ▁positions ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁day light ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁planned ▁night ▁time ▁attack . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁heavy ▁losses ▁were ▁in cur red ▁amongst ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Battalion ▁when ▁it ▁attacked ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 3 0 am . ▁John ston , ▁still ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁despite ▁being ▁clearly ▁un fit ▁for ▁it , ▁then ▁ordered ▁Mal one ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁batt alion ▁forward . ▁According ▁to ▁Christopher ▁P ugs ley , ▁writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Mal one ▁refused , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁his ▁batt alion ▁could ▁take ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁that ▁night . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁military ▁historian ▁Ian ▁McG ib bon ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁" my th " ▁that ▁Mal one ▁refused ▁a ▁direct ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁day time ▁attack . ▁He ▁states ▁that ▁Mal one ▁and ▁John ston ▁both ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁order ▁from ▁God ley , ▁the ▁divis ional ▁commander , ▁for ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Battalion ▁to ▁attack ▁in ▁day light . ▁John ston ▁had