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Block 1 |
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This block is armed with a retractable turret with two 75 mm canons. The turret can turn 360 degrees and has a range of 12 kilometres. In Mai and June 1940 the turret fired on German convoys. On 21 June 1940 the Germans attacked the turret with heavy artillery without any success.
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Working of the 75 mm retractable turret:
On the Ground floor: is a balance arm
with and a 18 ton contra weight; with an electric motor the turret is
moved up and down. In case of power failure two men can move the turret
. On the top floor: are the two 75 mm canons and two me loading the grandees. |
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Armament
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