The Cross Section Of A Casment.

  1. Firing Chamber
  2. Used Cartridge Trench
  3. Cannon
  4. Ammunition Hold



The Cross Section And Plan Of A Casement.

  1. Concrete Roof
    Hook For Camouflage Netting
    Ventilation Duct
    Vertical Firing Range
    Concrete Foundation
    Sump For Streaming Water Evacuation
    Camouflage Netting



  1. Firing chamber
  2. Cannon
  3. Trench
  4. Ammunition hold
  5. Abutment



The four casemates can be distinguished with their gun, shelters, ammunition holds and, in the foreground, the firing command post. Each artillery position, surrounded by a minefield, constituted a strong point.

  1. Firing Command Post
  2. Tobruk Or Machine Gun Emplacements
  3. Shelter And Ammunition Hold
  4. Casemates
  5. Ammunition Holds
  6. Trenches
  7. Barbed Wire
  8. Mines