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17 August 1942
Summary
Coastal battery firing or engagement. Weather report
Location Details
Battery Strassburg
Diary Entry
17 August 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary
Weather: wind from 315°, 2 metres per second.
10:10–11:03: Batterie Strassburg fired to establish dispersion at ranges of 120 and 180 hectometres, bearing 160°. Expenditure: twelve short shells with large charges. One failure resulted from a weak strike on the ignition cartridge.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scan 0489.
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