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Nope. Anti-aircraft forts.
QuoteMaunsell also designed forts for anti-aircraft defence. These were larger installations comprising of seven interconnected steel platforms (army sea towers), five carried guns arranged in a semicircle around the control centre and accommodation while the seventh, set further out than the gun towers, was the searchlight tower. Three forts were placed in the Mersey and three in the Thames estuary between May and December, 1943. [Source: Wikipedia]
Each tower was built off a reinforced concrete base of 'Oxford picture frame' design. Four hollow reinforced concrete legs of 3' diameter supported the 36' x 36' (11 x 11 meters) steel house of two floors, with the military equipment installed on the top deck. Each fort accommodated up to 265 men. [Source: Project Redsand]
much more coolness at
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-maunsell-sea-forts-of-wwii-photos.html
Where's the 'Thunder Child' when you need it...
Good stuff.
These are really cool. I hadn't heard of them, thanks for the link.
This was interesting:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nuclear-weapons-didnt-end-world-war-ii.html
Quote from: Longdan on January 23, 2013, 11:49:45 PM
This was interesting:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nuclear-weapons-didnt-end-world-war-ii.html
I covered this a bunch of years ago after a talk I attended at Ohio State
originally published http://wargamer.com/article/2182/A-Different-Theory-on-the-Japanese-Surrender (and apparently still claimed by Scott Parrino)
reprinted here http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/08/anniversary-hiroshima.html
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2013, 07:04:25 AM
Quote from: Longdan on January 23, 2013, 11:49:45 PM
This was interesting:
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nuclear-weapons-didnt-end-world-war-ii.html
I covered this a bunch of years ago after a talk I attended at Ohio State
originally published http://wargamer.com/article/2182/A-Different-Theory-on-the-Japanese-Surrender (and apparently still claimed by Scott Parrino)
reprinted here http://grognews.blogspot.com/2011/08/anniversary-hiroshima.html
Some interesting stuff there. Alot of points to think through.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 24, 2013, 07:04:25 AM
(and apparently still claimed by Scott Parrino)
Scott wrote all my best work ;)
Nah I'm a terrible writer :)
I'm actually been going back and fixing the articles, obviously the pain of it all was from a server update that defaulted the articles to one account. Luckily I got about 3 pots of coffee...
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 23, 2013, 09:57:47 PM
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Nope. Anti-aircraft forts.
QuoteMaunsell also designed forts for anti-aircraft defence. These were larger installations comprising of seven interconnected steel platforms (army sea towers), five carried guns arranged in a semicircle around the control centre and accommodation while the seventh, set further out than the gun towers, was the searchlight tower. Three forts were placed in the Mersey and three in the Thames estuary between May and December, 1943. [Source: Wikipedia]
Each tower was built off a reinforced concrete base of 'Oxford picture frame' design. Four hollow reinforced concrete legs of 3' diameter supported the 36' x 36' (11 x 11 meters) steel house of two floors, with the military equipment installed on the top deck. Each fort accommodated up to 265 men. [Source: Project Redsand]
much more coolness at
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-maunsell-sea-forts-of-wwii-photos.html
Also the site of the truly most awful game show to grace television. Ever.