Tett turret
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tett-turret-318-16678613
title:
Tett turret
text:
The Tett turret is a type of hardened field fortification built in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940–1941. It was a small circular pillbox named after its inventor H.L. Tett and manufactured as a private commercial venture by Burbridge Builders Ltd of Surrey. It comprised a revolving concrete turret mounted on a ball race that allowed it to be turned easily. The turret was set above a pit; in early designs, the pit was formed by a standard section of concrete pipe 4 feet (1.2 m) in diam
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Field fortification
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tett_turret
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date modified:
2024-01-16T22:21:05Z
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13
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