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...

In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or...

crenellated with merlons to protect the defenders and lower crenels or embrasures which allowed them to shoot from behind cover; merlons were sometimes...

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...

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...

Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the...

thick, metal, square frame, sized to fit into a standard French fortification embrasure (opening); the guns were mounted on an equally heavy-duty pivoting...

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)...

to determine if they would be of use. The Germans found the Islands' fortifications antiquated and woefully inadequate for modern warfare. Because the Germans...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It...

protected storage, accommodation or if provided with an embrasure, for artillery Castle Medieval fortification Arrow slit (arrow loop, loophole) Barbican Chemin...

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...

× 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...

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...

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...

parapet) in medieval architecture or fortifications. Merlons are sometimes pierced by narrow, vertical embrasures or slits designed for observation and...

The fortifications of Senglea (Maltese: Is-Swar tal-Isla) are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Senglea,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

with embrasures for hand guns may be seen, for example, at Hochhaus Castle near Nördlingen. Zwinger walls could fully surround a fortification or just...