Into the Straits

Forming up a grand plan
Devised in the admiralty
Invasion is needed
Approved by the war ministry
Into the straits
Preparations were flawed
Opening a new front
Against the weak enemy
Situation is alarming
Armies pinned down in the west
With the pressure mounting
It must be redeemed
Time to force the straits
With the Royal Fleet
Unexpected resistance
Operational command in disarray
Hostile fortifications
Hindering the path forward
Mobile heavy artillery
Underwater dense minefields
A new theatre now opened
The war expands even wider
Obsolete warships
The fleet is partially sunk
Underestimated defenses
Minesweepers not willing to take part
Time to force the straits
With the Royal Fleet
Unexpected resistance
Proceed to landings