Part 16 (2/2)
TO ONE TO ONE.
AGAINST AGAINST.
MAY MAY.
JUNE JUNE.
JULY JULY.
I: WANING MOON.
B AND D WITHOUT A.
4 4.
2 2.
5 5.
B AND C WITHOUT A.
9 9.
4.5 4.5.
19 19.
II: WITH NEW OR FULL MOON.
B AND D WITH A.
11 11.
6 6.
16 16.
B AND C WITH A.
24 24.
13 13.
50 50.
III: FULL MOON ONLY.
B AND D WITH A.
24 24.
13 13.
33 33.
B AND C WITH A.
49 49.
24 24.
100 100.
The word BIGOT, I would discover, was stamped on all Overlord doc.u.ments. The rationale was that no one would go about boasting that they were reading papers with the cla.s.sification BIGOT, any more than they would say they only had one t.e.s.t.i.c.l.e.
”Crikey,” I said, doing some quick calculations in my head.
”Exactly,” said Stagg. ”Not the best conditions in which to undertake the greatest amphibious operation in history.”
He took off his gla.s.ses and rubbed his eyes. ”It's all much riskier once you put in the demand for moonlight. Odds in category II are roughly three times those in I.”
I was puzzled. Surely it would be best to invade under cover of darkness. ”Why do you need the moon?”
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