Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 149
... mounted just above sea level to provide horizon- tal fire against ships entering a channel . Frontal protection was ... mounting guns as high up as possible . The development of power - driven hoists obviously helped , but the time of ...
... mounted just above sea level to provide horizon- tal fire against ships entering a channel . Frontal protection was ... mounting guns as high up as possible . The development of power - driven hoists obviously helped , but the time of ...
Page 151
... mounting , in which the gun popped up , banged away and disappeared again . It certainly presented a very small target to the enemy and it was certainly very spectacular . It was the heavy artillery equivalent of the quick - draw ...
... mounting , in which the gun popped up , banged away and disappeared again . It certainly presented a very small target to the enemy and it was certainly very spectacular . It was the heavy artillery equivalent of the quick - draw ...
Page 165
... mounted in rein- forced concrete glacis . The biggest were four metres in diameter , mounting a 3 - inch ( 75 - mm ) gun with a range of 12 kilometres . There were also 5.3 - inch ( 135 - mm ) mortars , delivering a 21- kilogram bomb ...
... mounted in rein- forced concrete glacis . The biggest were four metres in diameter , mounting a 3 - inch ( 75 - mm ) gun with a range of 12 kilometres . There were also 5.3 - inch ( 135 - mm ) mortars , delivering a 21- kilogram bomb ...
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