Coastal Battery

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Wednesday, Mar 13 2013 by

Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications. It was long held as a general rule of thumb, that one shore-based gun equalled three naval guns of the same caliber, due to the steadiness of the coastal gun which allowed for significantly higher accuracy than their sea-mounted counterparts. Land-based guns also benefited in most cases from the additional protection of walls or earth mounds.

German Coastal Battery Vasouy (StreetView)
German Coastal Battery Vasouy

Fairly elaborate WWII coastal battery (Birds Eye)
Fairly elaborate WWII coastal battery
WWII coastal battery (Birds Eye)
WWII coastal battery

Palmerston Fort - Culver Battery (Google Maps)
Palmerston Fort - Culver Battery

Fort Columbia Coastal Battery (Google Maps)
Fort Columbia Coastal Battery

Decommissioned Coastal Defense Battery (Battery 519) (Birds Eye)
Decommissioned Coastal Defense Battery (Battery 519)
Battery Davis (Birds Eye)
Battery Davis

Palmerston Fort - Lumps Fort (Google Maps)
Palmerston Fort - Lumps Fort

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