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101Czech hedgehog — Examples of Czech hedgehogs deployed on the Atlantic Wall in the vicinity of Calais …
102Military camp — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
103Coupure — A coupure where the A2 motorway crosses the Diefdijk in the Netherlands …
104Outwork — An outwork is a minor defense, fortification, built or established outside the principal fortification limits, detached or semidetached. Outworks were developed in the 16th century, such as ravelins, lunettes (demilunes), caponiers to shield… …
105Dragon's teeth (fortification) — Not to be confused with Czech hedgehog . United States Army troops passing through dragon s teeth on the Siegfried Line in 1944 …
106Main Line of Resistance — Main Line of Resistance, or MLR is a military term describing the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist of one trench or line of pillboxes, but rather a system, of… …
107Counterscarp — of a Napoleon era polygonal fort (Fort Napoleon, Ostend). Counterscarps had become vertical by this time. The housing at the bottom of the ditch is a caponier from where the defenders could fire on attackers that managed to climb down into the… …
108Circular rampart — Artist s impression of the circular rampart of Burg, near Celle, Germany A circular rampart (German: Ringwall) is an embankment built in the shape of a circle that was used as part of the defences for a military fortification, hill fort or refuge …
109Cluster munition — SD2 Butterfly Bomb circa 1940. Wings rotate as bomb falls, unscrewing the arming spindle connected to the fuze A cluster munition is a form of air dropped or ground launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller sub munitions. Commonly …
110Laager — Wagenburg redirects here. For trailer park Wagenburg, see trailer park. For the museum in Vienna, see Wagenburg (museum). The Hussite Wagenburg …
