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#1: Pacific Artillery Author: armyjunk2 PostPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:07 pm
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Well, We don't seem to have much action here so I will post a couple of pieces I saw in January

CORREGIDOR, FORT MILLS, PHILIPPINES
This is a 12-inch M1890M1 Mortar, 4 of these emplaced in Battery Way


12-inch Long Range Battery, Battery Smith, single emplacement


12-inch Long Range Battery, Battery Hearn, single emplacement, I put the old guy on for scale........


12-inch Gun on Disappearing Carriage, Battery Wheeler, Emplacement 2 of 2


12-inch Gun on Disappearing Carriage, Battery Crockett, Emplacement 1 or 2


TRUK LAGOON
150mm Vickers? naval gun, this is located on the island of Moen at Truk Lagoon


120mm Japanese AA guns, these are located on the island of Dublon at Truk Lagoon.
Gun 1
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Gun 2

The current names of these last 3 locations are
Meon is now Weno
Dublon is now Tonowas and of course Truk is now Chuuk



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