Anti-Aircraft Weapons Base

Egypt / al-Garbiyah / Tanta /
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The site appears active and especially concerned about rapid-deployment since the control bunker and radial revetments all have full-drive thru design.

The six-point radial pattern of ovoid revetments is among the classic set-ups for anti-aircraft sites. In the center is usually a larger revetment for the fire-control comms and for ammo. The more serious sites have a central bunker or blockhouse. This site has a large drive-thru concrete bunker with side exits, all mounded-over with protective earth-berming.

Two additional drive-in bunkers are present ---earth over concrete.

This site also has five peripheral drive-thru "slot" revetments and a cluster of smaller backup positions.
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