Reminder from: CoastDefense Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoastDefense/cal Battery Townsley Open House Sunday September 4, 2011 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm...
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Terry McGovern
tcmcdsg
Sep 4, 2011 11:03 pm
The gentlemen below is trying to learn about their 155mm GPF, so if you can answer his questions please do so. Attached is a photo of the cannon. Terry...
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Bolling Smith
bollingsmith
Sep 5, 2011 1:31 am
This the second such question we have had in the last month, albeit with better information, thank you! Glen Williford and I have rumaged around in this, so we...
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Jim Webster
nemetode
Sep 5, 2011 7:52 am
... That isn't quite correct - The M1918A1 carriage was simply an american-made M1918 fitted with roller wheel bearings, electric brakes, solid tyres etc. The...
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Pete Payette
naforts
Sep 5, 2011 8:08 pm
the picture submitted was not of a "high speed" model, as I understand them to be. Those were equipped with pneumatic tires, not the solid rubber tires as...
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Pete Payette
naforts
Sep 5, 2011 8:12 pm
on second thought, were those just the empty rims without the tires? Â on second thought, were those just the empty rims without the tires?...
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ROLAND1369@...
roland1369us
Sep 5, 2011 10:43 pm
No Pete those are the hard rubber rims on steel originally used for horse or low speed tractor movement. IT IS BY MY ORDER AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE THAT...
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Pete Payette
naforts
Sep 5, 2011 11:54 pm
yeah, I guess that was a stupid question. ... From: ROLAND1369@... <ROLAND1369@...> Subject: Re: [CoastDefense] FW: 155mm GPF To:...
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Joe Janesic
joejanesic
Sep 6, 2011 3:09 am
That gun must be an early model because the wheels on it appear to be the tractor drawn type. I've attached some low resolution pictures of the GPF limber from...
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Jim Webster
nemetode
Sep 6, 2011 10:07 am
... Nice to actually see a limber surviving! My first thought was that it was an M1918 but having looked closely it appears to be an M1917 with M1918 wheels? ...
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ROLAND1369@...
roland1369us
Sep 6, 2011 12:32 pm
No question is stupid if you don't know the answer. IT IS BY MY ORDER AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE THAT THE BEARER HAS DONE WHAT THE BEARER HAS DONE. ...
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vexillarii@...
vexillarii
Sep 11, 2011 9:33 pm
Heard about this from another group I'm involved with... I'm sure there are some here that would be interested.... ...
Paul Molnar of the "Friends of Fort Macon" sent me the following message on Facebook - Â Fort Macon Atlantic Beach, NC is activley searching for cannons....
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Jim Webster
nemetode
Sep 12, 2011 7:06 pm
They obviously have a linux server so you would get better results using; http://www.clis.com/friends/ ... -- TTFN Jim 'Interdum feror cupidine partium...
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Jim Webster
nemetode
Sep 12, 2011 7:34 pm
Just looking at the aerial photos of the Fort - looks like you can still see sign of shell craters from ACW in the grass surrounding the fort. ... -- TTFN Jim ...
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dave pierson
oddjob1947
Sep 13, 2011 4:26 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10632543 2 September 2011 Last updated at 22:06 ET Hitler's Atlantic Wall: Should France preserve it? By Hugh Schofield...
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Luiz Eduardo Silva Pa...
parreirasuntzu
Sep 19, 2011 10:35 am
Forte de Coimbra: a Câmara de Tiro do 1°/6° GACos.<http://polemologia.blogspot.com/2011/09/forte-de-coimbra-camara-de-tiro-do-16.html> Por Luiz Eduardo...
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Adler Homero Fonseca ...
ahfcastro
Sep 19, 2011 3:54 pm
Luiz, Saudações! Recebi a sua mensagem pela lista do coastdefense strudy group, obrigado. Talvez lhe interesse essa imagem, de um telêmetro DF Vasconcellos...
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Hole In The Head Press
cac90815
Sep 19, 2011 4:13 pm
Translate from: Galician <javascript:void(0)> Fort Coimbra: the Chamber of Shot 1 ° / 6 ° GACos. By Luiz Eduardo Silva Parreira Stairs Fort Coimbra, guarded...
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Adler Homero Fonseca ...
ahfcastro
Sep 19, 2011 5:04 pm
Folks, My bad. I am awfully sorry for sending a private post to the list. Sorry. Saúde e fraternidade Adler ahfc@... Citação sem sentido 234 de...
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John Martini
jamartini1
Sep 19, 2011 6:45 pm
I received a question from the Presidio Trusts about this 12" projectile, one of a pair flanking the entrance to the old post headquarters at Fort Winfield...
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Shawn Welch (AGFA)
shwnwelch
Sep 20, 2011 12:32 am
Looks like a really early drill round. From: CoastDefense@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CoastDefense@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Martini Sent: Monday,...
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Matthew Adams
matthewa10
Sep 20, 2011 6:40 am
I found it interesting even if I couldn't read it! Matt To: CoastDefense@yahoogroups.com From: ahfc@... Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:51:37 -0300 ...
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DAVID RUEBSAMEN
druebsamen2001
Sep 20, 2011 2:36 pm
Google Translate says: To: CoastDefense@yahoogroups.com From: ahfc@... Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:51:37 -0300 Subject: Re: [CoastDefense] Shot House...
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ADLER HOMERO FONSECA ...
ahfcastro
Sep 20, 2011 11:16 pm
Matthew, Greetings! Google translations is funny :-) Some notes in the translation. It may interest you this image of a complete range finder DF Vasconcellos,...
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Bolling Smith
bollingsmith
Sep 21, 2011 4:59 pm
"I don`t know how to translate "espelho da escada". It is the vertical part of a step in a stair. In the case of Coimbra, these steps are made of 32 pound...
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Luiz Eduardo Silva Pa...
parreirasuntzu
Sep 21, 2011 10:34 pm
Yes, that's it, about the "espelho da escada". It's the vertical part of the step. The Whitworth are all inerts. Only monuments. There are 3 in the stairs and ...
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Pete Payette
naforts
Sep 22, 2011 6:25 pm
A representative from Fort Adams Trust sent me an inquiry about "crownworks", and were there any other forts in US besides Fort Adams that had crownworks? ...
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old_fort1@...
old_fort1
Sep 26, 2011 12:10 am
Fort Adams is the only MASONRY fort with a crownwork in the US. There was/is a crownwork at Yorktown (I'm pretty sure) and there may very well be other ...
