 With the battery in their hands , but no sappers or explosives , the British gathered together what plastic explosives they had been issued for use with their Gammon bombs to try to destroy the guns . By this time , Steiner had returned to Franceville @-@ Plage , and directed his regiment 's 2nd and 3rd Batteries to fire onto the Merville Battery . 
 With the battery in their hands , but no sappers or explosives , the British gathered together what plastic explosives they <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> been issued for use with their Gammon bombs to try to destroy the guns . By this time , Steiner <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> returned to Franceville @-@ Plage , and directed his regiment <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>2nd and 3rd Batteries to fire onto the Merville Battery . 
With the battery in their hands , but no sappers or explosives , da British gathered together wat plastic explosives they done been issued fir use with their Gammon bombs to try to destroy the guns . By dis time , Steiner done returned to Franceville @-@ Plage , and directed his regiment  2nd and 3rd Batteries to fire onto the Merville Battery .