[steel102]

Pretty Cool IMO: http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm

 

[gshan]

Thank you for an awesome WWII link! They look like something out of a sci-fi movie or anime

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I would have liked to see these in action. Imagine what the enemy pilots were thinking when they saw a hail of bullets coming from these weird ocean structures.

 

[steel102]

no one else cares?

 

[saturnine]

Man, those would make awesome houses!

 

[myself, aka me]

Hey, those are cool.

I like pictures of crashed WWII era aircraft in the location they landed in. Unfortanately people enjoy recovering them back to flying condition.. I think that's kind of a pity.

 

[skudmunky]

That's pretty darned cool! thanks man

 

[grandenigma1]

Right click > save as

Sweet pics! Ive never heard of those before

 

[Citizen Z]

Crazy. Another interesting thing I had absolutely no knowledge about.

 

[Voltron]

Thanks Steel. I have read tons of material on WWII and never knew these water forts existed. Very cool site.

 

[raisin]

I believe the US built similiar platforms during the war, but were used for observation/radar?. IIRC, there was a maritime disaster when an occupied one fell into the sea during a big storm.

 

[smeerkaas]

they remind me of the movie waterworld

 

[MuZI]

Wow, nice tree houses.

Those guns look huge.

 

[JiiEf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steel102 Pretty Cool IMO: http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm

Thanks for the link. Definitely something to add to my schedule next time I'm in the UK.

/JF

 

[Firam]

They are super ultra cool. I wish they were in the US and better preserved. It is like Waterworld and tree houses in the ocean. I wish I could live out there if I wasn't afraid a ship would hit me like the one that hit Nore Army Fort.

 

[blip]

I can't remember the story exactly... But there are a few of those aways off the coast of England... At least one of which falls in international waters. I once heard that a family moved out to it (obviously it had been gutted) and claimed it as an independent nation! I think they were going to put a data farm on it ala Cryptonomicon.

Edit: My uber-google skills tracked down the story: History of Sealand

Here is the wikipedia article

According to its offical website seems that this little nation has, in its 40-year history:
- Engaged in a boarder skirmish with the British
- Won a war
- Established its claim in British courts
- Developed a thriving technology industry
- Established its own currency
- Field its own football team!

Anyone want to immigrate?