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Post by fortman on Feb 8, 2012 0:19:53 GMT 8
Hi Darth,
Yes, those are definitely muzzle loaders. You can see, especially with the furthest gun, that there is no breech opening or mechanism. Compare these guns with the old 17th and 18th century cannon and you will note the same rear ends. The short barrels are also indicative of black powder cannon that one associates with the muzzle loading eras.
Regards
fortman
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Post by fortman on Dec 31, 2011 13:49:26 GMT 8
Hi Chadhill,
Many thanks for pointing me to the Trip Reports. You are right - the photos and info are fascinating; this is what makes this Website one of the best on the Net.
Cheers.
Fortman
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Post by fortman on Dec 30, 2011 23:46:27 GMT 8
Thanks Chadhill. I will check out the thread.
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Post by fortman on Dec 30, 2011 16:32:26 GMT 8
Chadhill,
The magnified photo of the pom-pom gun is very interesting. In the left background there seems to be a gun shelter and concrete slabs, from an observation post possibly.
Fortman
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Post by fortman on Dec 27, 2011 18:41:02 GMT 8
Hi Okla,
I know who Betty Grable was!
Regards
Fortman
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Post by fortman on Dec 26, 2011 0:05:30 GMT 8
Hi Cat, This is an interesting question which Batteryboy could probably answer in his sleep. What I found out from consulting Francis J Allen's "The Concrete Battleship" is that there are/were two emergency exits in the "deck", more or less in line with the 6-inch batteries. These exits were used by the US forces in 1945 to pump oil and fuel into the fort to drive out the Japs. The engineering drawings in the book show a shaft leading from the sally port to the various levels in the fort. There is also sign of an adjacent smaller shaft between the floors, so access could have been in this area via catladders. Over to Bats.
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Post by fortman on Dec 23, 2011 3:33:28 GMT 8
Hi Fots,
I want to echo rlbj25 and Okla's accolades. Many thanks. Your photos are second only to actually being there. Happy Christmas to all the fellow "crazy" people addicted to this site.
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Post by fortman on Dec 16, 2011 18:21:00 GMT 8
My old eyes may be seeing things, but it looks to me that one can see through the "tunnel"; there seems to be light at the back. If that is the case then this is probably a culvert or a bridge.
Fortman
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Post by fortman on Nov 30, 2011 23:05:06 GMT 8
Fots2,
Thanks for these great photos. Must be a challenge not to get a swollen head after all these well-deserved plaudits! A stupid question: why would the underside of the roof of the gun shelter be camouflaged? Very low flying planes? A possible scenario: "Private, go and camouflage that shelter....!"
Fortman
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Post by fortman on Nov 20, 2011 2:58:35 GMT 8
Jerry,
Many thanks for posting these fascinating photos.
Fortman
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