Before launching the attack, the battle was thought to be taken at Nămoloasa, both sides were counting at that moment about 1 million soldiers.
The operation was planned to occur in tandem with the Nămoloasa offensive; however, this operation was abandoned before it began.
These were initially deployed on the Siret Line at Focşani (15 batteries, with 6 turrets each), Nămoloasa (24 bateries of 3-5 turrets), Galati (30 batteries of 6 turrets and 10 bateries of 3 turrets) and Brateş (10 turrets).
Before launching the attack, the battle was thought to be fought at Nămoloasa, and both sides were made up at that moment of a total of about 1 million soldiers.