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New York coast defenses eyed as vulnerable to British attack
Col Henry M Robert, head of the Board of Engineers, warns that New York Harbor outer defenses could be crushed in minutes by modern British warships and that even with torpedoes and submarine mines the narrows and batteries would be overwhelmed within hours. He notes fortifications from Sandy Hook to the Narrows are insufficient, with only three heavy guns on the southern coast and no adequate 12 inch batteries to deter a fleet.
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