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Fuze on a anti-landing shell

kz11gr

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Hello

Here a not so common fuze , mounted by the Germans on big artillery french shells .

Here , i think a 270 mm shell .
The video is very interesting, because it shows the internal part of the shell , the booster and the special brass fuze

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ymjWNt3kE&feature=related"]YouTube- Fusée obus 250mm et obus 75mm[/ame]

on the french coast
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBNJoJqM350&feature=related"]YouTube- obus de 250mm antidebarquement sur la plage[/ame]
 

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hi
270 mm Artillery shell used as obstacle anti unloading very often met on the beaches of the north of France
Uded with adapter and ZZ42
Also Found it in Mine concreate bloc with pression system
Only used With 155 mm A M90/14, 75mm and 120 mm wityh concreate mine
 
The Germans planted a lot of Large calbre shells attached to Anti landing poles in the channel islands , they were artllery shells with special adaptors to fit the ZZ35 ignters.
The cliff faces also used French shells that could be dropped on the enemy climbing the cliffs, several pieces of these Roll bombs can still be seen at low tide.
 
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