Key Facts FW3/28 Generally, the pillboxes are positioned to allow the gun to fire along fixed lines, such as enfilading fire across an anti-tank ditch or a bridge. In these positions the limited traverse of the gun creates no real disadvantage and the small size of the embrasure provides greater […]
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Key facts
Key facts This is probably the simplest of all but not the most common pillbox type. Variations in the standard design have been identified in Dorset, Kent and Somerset. The ‘Dover quad’ is a 13ft (4m) square pillbox with an overhanging roof slab. The ‘defence post’ found in Somerset is a little over 8ft (2.4m) square with […]
Key facts Information obtained from pillbox typology part 4 in Loopholes journal of the PSG. With kind permission of Mike Osborne.
Key facts Information obtained from Pillbox Typology Part 3 in Loopholes Journal of PSG. With kind permission of Mike Osborne
Key Facts One of the areas for most variation will be found in the shape of the Loopholes and the internal provision of weapon rests. There appears to be no hard and fast rules but the norm for the Type 22 Pillbox, essentially designed for use by riflemen, is to […]