tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post937553079855903449..comments2024-03-27T19:58:01.063+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: I have been to ... Battery Dollmann, Pleinmont, GuernseyRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-4540761349349520342018-08-19T08:52:23.238+01:002018-08-19T08:52:23.238+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
All the Channel Islands have so...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />All the Channel Islands have societies dedicated to preserving the history of the German Occupation, which lasted until the very end of the war. Their work is not always appreciated by latter-day Islanders, and <i>Festung Guernsey</i> have had to fight quite hard to achieve what they have at Battery Dollman.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-80681719816177048552018-08-19T01:48:44.556+01:002018-08-19T01:48:44.556+01:00The Guernsey Islanders seem to have taken some pai...The Guernsey Islanders seem to have taken some pains to preserve these artifacts.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-91006176524510380452018-08-18T20:17:36.309+01:002018-08-18T20:17:36.309+01:00Stephen Briddon,
It's not a vision I care to ...Stephen Briddon,<br /><br />It's not a vision I care to think about!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-61664797736917108252018-08-18T19:49:18.482+01:002018-08-18T19:49:18.482+01:00I had visions of midgets crouching in the turrets ...I had visions of midgets crouching in the turrets (I will let that image form in your head).Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-82077204130662213602018-08-18T18:34:36.445+01:002018-08-18T18:34:36.445+01:00Stephen Briddon,
In some photographs of the FT-17...Stephen Briddon,<br /><br />In some photographs of the FT-17 in transit, you can see the back doors on the turret open whilst the tank commander sits in the opening. Much more comfortable that trying to stick your head out of the turret hatch!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-82171933774283346202018-08-18T18:32:31.372+01:002018-08-18T18:32:31.372+01:00Nigel Drury,
I am surprised! I would have thought...Nigel Drury,<br /><br />I am surprised! I would have thought that this was far too obscure for anyone to want to make a 3D printed model of.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-49150585264928551832018-08-18T17:19:34.302+01:002018-08-18T17:19:34.302+01:00I always wondered about how they got into those tu...I always wondered about how they got into those turrets (and out).Steve8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14084781288683778590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66827424751801973572018-08-18T15:14:03.446+01:002018-08-18T15:14:03.446+01:00You can have that artillery piece 3D printed in a ...You can have that artillery piece 3D printed in a range of scales - https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=220LNigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-13891420078402153822018-08-18T14:12:46.559+01:002018-08-18T14:12:46.559+01:00Geordie an Exile FoG,
Considering how quickly the...Geordie an Exile FoG,<br /><br />Considering how quickly they were constructed, it's amazing how well the fortifications have survived.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-3459163026078392922018-08-18T12:09:26.014+01:002018-08-18T12:09:26.014+01:00That is a lot of concrete poured!
Nice shots of th...That is a lot of concrete poured!<br />Nice shots of those fortifications thanks!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.com