An explosion has blown off a portion of the roof to the right foreground.
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CORREGIDOR ISLAND - BATTERY WAY
The numbering of the mortars appears to be in error. |
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Right rear #1; right front #2; left rear #3; left front #4 - which is said to be the last one to fire. |
The foreground mortar, #4, has a breech block on its platform. |
36 inch gauge electric line tracks ran into the Mortar Compound and past the Magazines to deliver supplies - projectiles, powder etc. |
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Overhead rail for transporting munitions. |
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For a good video on firing Coastal Defence 12 inch Mortars see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poAApHtjE-A |
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