Castle-Yankee54
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Its in Russia then I take it?
Its in Russia then I take it?
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It never saw any action. But the company who made these are still in int. business
It does look like a perfect field of fire from the high ground. Looks like the Maginot Line in France with the style of guns turrets.
Its overlooking a small town of only 17'000 ppl. Think its a 12 cm cannon
Its a lot of firepower placed there for some strategic & tactical reason.
Yes they do look like 5'' guns.......though I did find some fortifications in coastal Finland that had some 11'' guns.
Is it north or south of the arctic circle?
Southish ☺
Finland?
Once was the same. But not since many many years. Russians took it.
Republic of Karelia?
I'll get back at this tomorrow.....its time for sleep.
Russia took that area aswell. But no.
You wandered of too far south now. I think the arctic circle can guide you some
So it is north of the arctic circle?
would the town be Kuusamo?
You are in the wrong country.
So its not in Finland, Norway or the neighboring republic, near the arctic circle and in country that has been held by both finland and Russia.....am
I right here so far?
Boden Fortress.....thanks Alfred Nobel finished it for me......
Some military historians say it saved our asses here from the Nazis during WW2. They wanted the area because of its iron ore fields..
The russians never came that way either.. So I guess the scare tactics worked out OK
Today. We just call NATO in case of emergency