The New 6 Inch Magazine

The old magazine The new emplacement
The extent to which the 9·2 Inch Magazine was enlarged and modified for supporting two 6 Inch QF Guns is easily seen in the diagrams.

The 6-Inch QF Magazine was much the same as the post-war 6 Inch BL Magazine is today.

Battery Command Post

Battery Command Post The Battery Command Post was also much enlarged (left) to include an Electric Light (Searchlight) Director Post. This controlled the two Electric Light Emplacements which had been constructed, One at Siloso Point, the other above the beach at the eastern end of the Fort.

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