Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 04 Oct 2010, 17:05

Hello Everybody,

here are some photos from latest Ebay auctions.
As it could be expected photos of bunker for housing K5 railgun went very high around 100Eur.
When You see then You'll know why.


few links just to remind:
http://www.vanderweel.info/atlantikwall ... equant.htm
http://www.vanderweel.info/atlantikwall ... anatte.htm
http://www.vanderweel.info/atlantikwall ... calais.htm
http://www.vanderweel.info/atlantikwall ... mereux.htm

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 04 Oct 2010, 17:09

...few more:
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excellent state of wood camo roof :)
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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Manuferey » 05 Oct 2010, 02:41

According to "Atlantikwall.superforum.fr" the dombunker on these ebay pictures is the one near Calais at Fort Nieulay:
http://www.vanderweel.info/atlantikwall ... calais.htm

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Post by Sturm78 » 05 Oct 2010, 10:14

Nice images!! Thanks for sharing, @ndrew

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by kstdk » 05 Oct 2010, 11:08

Hello

On the last picture (d.jpg) I am a bit puzzled about the railline next to the bunker?

Is that a "dummy" railroad line - look at the uneven way the line is - not very straight - would a heavy train be able to drive on that??

It could be a dummy line to make the bunker look more like a warehouse from the air, right?

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Clive Mortimore » 05 Oct 2010, 15:01

kstdk wrote:Hello

On the last picture (d.jpg) I am a bit puzzled about the railline next to the bunker?

Is that a "dummy" railroad line - look at the uneven way the line is - not very straight - would a heavy train be able to drive on that??

It could be a dummy line to make the bunker look more like a warehouse from the air, right?

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Hi Kurt

With my railway enthusiast hat on.
Looking at the ballast it is freshly laid track and needs to tampered (made level). Many quarries, coal mines, etc would have track laid as badly as that is. Fully loaded wagons would not have problems going over it as long as it was not faster than walking speed.
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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 05 Oct 2010, 15:58

Hello,

Kurt: Your theory is very interesting-I had closer look and if We consider camouflage as 'pretending' of something else then dom bunker must pretend something like: barn, stock, workshop etc.
I see except dummy: rail line parallel to main railroad leading into bunker - you can notice: large dummy doors and dummy platforms along whole bunker! Mayby intention was to built is as a stock building? Dummy line looks very light=fresh tp pay sb. attention. What do you think?

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Sturm78 » 30 Nov 2010, 11:58

Hi all,

Two other images from Ebay:

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 01 Dec 2010, 06:29

Very interesting photos-Thanks Sturm!
I like the way they tried to camouflage it like building by painting dark squares pretending entrance doors or something like that + dummy platforms along the bunker :D

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Post by AvB » 08 May 2013, 21:48

Just read the Dombunker at Fort Nieulay will be demolished in about 5 years to make place for new nature and a camping.

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Stan P » 30 May 2013, 09:53

Atlantic Wall's Dombunkers from "Waffen Arsenal (Sonderband S-29) - GESCHUTZE am ATLANTIKWALL 1942-1945"
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Post by Andrzej Ditrich » 17 Feb 2014, 23:15

Looks like brand neew bunker wasused for first time. People on the right seems to me like removing wooden form for concrete. There are also visible remains of the form over the entrance.

I feel like they put K5 for the first time: does it fit? :lol:
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Post by Manuferey » 18 Feb 2014, 01:12

Can the soldiers on the gun remain standing ? 8O

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Mar 2014, 12:41

Hi all,

Some image from EBay:

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Re: Dombunkers for housing K5 railgun

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Mar 2014, 12:42

...part 2: inside

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