"Winnie and Pooh: innocent names for big Second ..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Mar 2017 4:20 p.m. PST |
…World War guns. "Just the sight of the big guns that at one time guarded the coasts of southern England in World War II would intimidate the faint of heart. Winnie and Pooh not only dueled with Nazi cannons across the English Channel but tried to destroy them, in addition to firing on German ships transiting the Channel. Placement of the British 14-inch naval guns, which could propel a 1,590-pound shell as far as 27 miles when an extra charge was added, were to counter Hitler's efforts to employ them for not only coastal defense but as a tool to soften up the British prior to Operation Sea Lion — the invasion of Britain. Between the First and Second World Wars, the maximum range of heavy artillery had grown substantially…"
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Marc33594  | 10 Mar 2017 7:47 a.m. PST |
Actually a very interesting article on a topic I knew very little about. Nice find! |
| Tango01 | 10 Mar 2017 11:03 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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