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krashkart 11-14-10 09:16 PM

I have to feel for the guys stationed on the earlier forts. The lower ranks had to sleep in the bowels of the supports.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-KnockJohn.jpg

I'm taking a guess that this was one of those earlier Maunsell forts?

Jimbuna 11-15-10 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder (Post 1535364)
Er...isn't the V1 flying into the wrong direction?:o

It was a screenshot taken during the testing phase :DL

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1535421)
Excellent! But in picture number 10 there are six towers (count the legs) :know:

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Originally Posted by Raptor1 (Post 1535423)
Yes, but the forts themselves aren't really visible. And if you count the legs I think you can actually see all seven of them...

If you look very carefully all 7 are on view :yep:

Oberon 11-15-10 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart (Post 1535462)
I have to feel for the guys stationed on the earlier forts. The lower ranks had to sleep in the bowels of the supports.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-KnockJohn.jpg

I'm taking a guess that this was one of those earlier Maunsell forts?

http://www.gnometech.freeserve.co.uk...ages/fortp.gif

The platforms with just two pillars are Navy forts, and the ones in the OP are the Army forts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Sea_Forts

One Maunsell Sea Fort is now a nation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand


Whenever I think of Maunsell though, I always think of Richard Maunsell who designed completely different things:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Maunsell

Diopos 11-15-10 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1535687)
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One Maunsell Sea Fort is now a nation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
...

Wonder how can you declare a state without any "land" ...:hmmm:

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Platapus 11-15-10 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Diopos (Post 1535826)
Wonder how can you declare a state without any "land" ...:hmmm:

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Ask the Holy See. They had that problem until 1929


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