Mannerheim Line, Inkilä fortified area, Ink7 pillbox

 Second World War 1939-1945, ruins, place with historical importance, fortification, pillbox, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage

Ink7
Machine gun bunker, armed with 2 machine guns, back wall had submachine gun ports for close-range defence.

The bunker was built by the Engineering battalion in 1937, and was only fit for accommodation, not for combat. Front walls of the machine gun chambers were protected with vertical armour plates. The bunker was made fit for combat in summer 1939, the most important works included:

* gunports for machine guns were cut in the front armor plates of machinegun chambers
* machine guns were brought and installed in the bunker
* the accommodation chamber of the bunker received gas insulation equipment
* doors were added
* stove and chimney were repaired
* ventilation and pipe system were istalled
* the well was cleaned and equipped with pressure pump
* accommodation chamber and machine gun chamber were eqcuipped with running water and sewage system
* water insulation and protective concrete were renewed on the roof
* layer of stones and soil added to cover the front wall of the bunker

Thus the bunker was in full combat readiness
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