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Quarantine 12-06-2011 11:28 AM

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glatt: The orientation is the top is north. The guns did predominantly face east, but they were not in France. There were 8 guns here with each set of 4 guns surrounding its own command post. The ammunitions stores are the 4 rectangular buildings around the edge. The concrete areas near the permiter were machine gun posts.

The attached view gives a clearer layout of the site. It measures approximately 190 yards north-south, and 100 yards east-west

glatt 12-06-2011 11:32 AM

I feel like I just put my glasses on.

glatt 12-06-2011 11:37 AM

So it's not France, huh? Is it the Fulda gap? They were focused on the East too, but this looks older than that.

Spexxvet 12-06-2011 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 778181)
Who would point their guns to the East?

Eastern seaboard of the US?

Quarantine 12-06-2011 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 778193)
So it's not France, huh? Is it the Fulda gap? They were focused on the East too, but this looks older than that.

Not the Fulda gap.

The attached image shows the type of guns used here.

glatt 12-06-2011 11:50 AM

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Yeah, there are a fair number of batteries on the East coast, but they don't look like that. They are much more massive.

Spexxvet 12-06-2011 12:19 PM

East coast of England?

Quarantine 12-06-2011 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 778204)
East coast of England?

Right country, but not on the coast.

glatt 12-06-2011 03:37 PM

Holy cow, there are a lot of HAA batteries in the UK. I'm just about ready to throw in the towel.

mititelu 12-06-2011 04:31 PM

The Chadwell Heath Anti Aircraft Battery

http://bigleesminipaintingblog.blogs...t-battery.html

glatt 12-06-2011 04:36 PM

Awesome. How did you find it? Or did you just know?

Griff 12-06-2011 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter (Post 777989)
OMG Griff, how did you come across "suck-it-up Carly", or should we call him "Woeful Wily" ?

I have heard of a lot of scientists, but never Carl Wilhelm Scheele !
But I'm glad someone built a statue of him. Phooey on phlogiston.
.

Pete has had a pen pal from Koping since forever and her recent birthday present featured Carl's unlabeled image which it took some google action to figure out. They have recently migrated to facebook.

mititelu 12-06-2011 04:49 PM

I looked for an 8 gun HAA site. Most sites in England are only 4 guns. Thank you for pointing to us it was an HAA site :)

Quarantine 12-06-2011 04:51 PM

Well done mititelu

Aliantha 12-06-2011 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey (Post 778106)
Where is this?

Rotarua, NZ? (I've been there to see the boiling mud)

eta: I see i'm a bit late with that answer. Oh well.


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