This
photograph shows in detail a heavy gun emplacement on the Mole Coastline near
Zeebrugge, which had been in use against the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. A close up
view shows in detail the gun shield, the breech sights, positioning mechanism
and firing apparatus.
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| A heavy gun emplacement located on the Mole Coastline |
The
inscriptions in German are in places unclear, but I have managed to translate
the parts that are comprehensible.
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| Close up view of the inscriptions in German |
Ableuchten: mean
to able lights or to shine a light all over.
Erhoh:
Infinitive of the verb erhöhen: which means to increase, raise or enhance. The
figure given here is 26.12.
Leuchigurtel: means
luminous belt.
Brenni or Drenni: yields
no results, but the figure given here is 29 sec.
Nebelstellung: yields
no results.
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| Detail of the firing and aiming mechanism |
It could be assumed from the German inscriptions that this particular gun emplacement possessed the ability to shine a light upon the British targets. Once the veering wind had cleared the smokescreen from view, the German forces were able to pick off the British ships. This meant disaster for the Zeebrugge Raid mission.
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