solid wall, and thus forms an embrasure of shooting, allowing archer or gunner weapons to be fired out from the fortification while the firer remains under...
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In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or...
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crenellated with merlons to protect the defenders and lower crenels or embrasures which allowed them to shoot from behind cover; merlons were sometimes...
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The fortifications of Frankfurt were a system of military defences of the German city of Frankfurt am Main which existed from the Middle Ages into the...
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hurriedly repaired what they could of the fortifications, often just bricking up the holes where the embrasures once were, leaving a small hole for a machine...
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Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the...
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thick, metal, square frame, sized to fit into a standard French fortification embrasure (opening); the guns were mounted on an equally heavy-duty pivoting...
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occupation period 1941–44. One structure, of which little more than a gun embrasure is discernible, is located in the limestone cliff about 10 metres (33 ft)...
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to determine if they would be of use. The Germans found the Islands' fortifications antiquated and woefully inadequate for modern warfare. Because the Germans...
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one JM/AC37 embrasure, one twin machine gun embrasure and a GFM cloche. Casemate de Breitenacker Sud: SIngle block with one JM/AC37 embrasure, one twin...
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The fortifications of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安城墙), also known as Xi'an City Wall, in Xi'an, represent one of the oldest, largest and best preserved Chinese city...
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could use the shaft as an embrasure for a gun. They turned the tunnel into the first of a series of galleries with embrasures at intervals, overlooking...
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provided with one machine gun/anti-tank embrasure (JM/AC37), one machine gun embrasure (JM), one 50 mm mortar embrasure and one GFM cloche. Block 22: an infantry...
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Siegfried Line (section Similar border fortifications)
10–12 men with a stepped embrasure facing backwards and a combat section 50 cm (20 in) higher. This elevated section had embrasures at the front and sides...
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Defensive wall (redirect from Fortification wall)
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple...
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Pillbox (military) (redirect from Pillbox (fortification))
assumed to be a jocular reference to the perceived similarity of the fortifications to the cylindrical and hexagonal boxes in which medical pills were once...
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surrounding the castle. When an embrasure linked to more than one arrowslit (in the case of Dover Castle, defenders from three embrasures can shoot through the...
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Blockhouse (category Fortifications by type)
A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It...
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protected storage, accommodation or if provided with an embrasure, for artillery Castle Medieval fortification Arrow slit (arrow loop, loophole) Barbican Chemin...
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Ramparts of Quebec City (redirect from Fortifications of Quebec)
The ramparts of Quebec City (French: Fortifications de Québec) is a city wall that surrounds the western end of Old Quebec's Upper Town in Quebec City...
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× 6 ft 7 in), with a west-facing embrasure overlooking Tumon Bay. Only its entrance is visible. Cliffline Fortification Two is a series of hand-dug caves...
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elevation has hurdles filled with earth which serves as a parapet with embrasures. The coffer is similar to the caponier. The difference is that the former...
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entry block with two GFM-B cloches and one twin machine gun embrasure The fortification's drain extends 365 metres (1,198 ft) from Block 7 and serves...
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parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and...
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entry: one JM/AC47 embrasure, one light machine gun embrasure and two light machine gun cloches. Ammunition entry: one JM/AC47 embrasure, two light machine...
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Rock of Gibraltar (section Fortification)
was to mount a battery there. There was no intention at first of making embrasures in this tunnel, but an opening was found necessary for ventilation; as...
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Parapet (section Parapets in fortification)
parapets tend to be higher and thicker. They could be provided with embrasures for the fort's guns to fire through, and a banquette or fire-step so that...
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The fortifications of Senglea (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Isla) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Senglea,...
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Zwinger (redirect from Zwinger (fortification))
with embrasures for hand guns may be seen, for example, at Hochhaus Castle near Nördlingen. Zwinger walls could fully surround a fortification or just...
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Barbette (category Fortification (architectural elements))
practice of firing a cannon over a parapet rather than through an embrasure in a fortification's casemate. The former gives better angles of fire but less protection...
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