Fields of Battle - Verdun

Shell scarring on turret atop Fort de Douaument. Designed by Commandant Mougin in 1875 the turret consists of a 155mm gun under a bowl-shaped armor shield, sunk into the ground and surrounded by a thick concrete apron that protected the multi-level traverse and loading facilities below. The turret is distinguished from naval turrets by the absence of protruding barrels

155mm Absence Atop Battlefields Commandant Concrete Consists Distinguished Douaument Facilities Multi-level Protected Protruding Scarring Sunk Thick Traverse Turret Turrets

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