6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom



6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom

This 6-pounder anti-tank gun emplacement on the river Ax near Axminster is one of 16 on the Taunton Stop Line. This is an anti-tank gun emplacement with the strange feature of a concrete block that bisects the arc of fire from the massive main embrasures. The gun had a range of 600 yards, 550 meters and defended the open farmers fields on the other side of the Ax river. The bunker has a metal gun stand and a 180 degrees field of view.

6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom
6-Pounder Anti-tank Gun Emplacement – Axminster, United Kingdom

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Use the byway through the farmers field to reach the bunker.


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