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Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a World War II anti-aircraft battery, also known as an ack-ack battery, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The battery is situated on the north-east side of the island, south of the Verne Citadel and Verne High Angle Battery. Today the battery remains private property, owned by Fancy's Family Farm. Although a number of similar batteries were built around the same time on Portland, this particular battery is the only surviving one of its type on the island. ==History== With the outbreak of World War II, Portland was a natural target for German aircraft, due to the importance of island's naval base.〔http://www.geoffkirby.co.uk/PortlandArchivePictures/html/world_war_2.html〕 In response to the threat a number of heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) batteries were built within the region. The only fully surviving battery from the war today is the Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. The Verne HAA site was one of 30 heavy anti-aircraft gun sites within the county of Dorset. The Verne Battery was labelled "Battery B" amongst Portland's HAA sites. The initial fit was of four 3.7 inch guns. As such four identical circular patterned emplacements were built. In addition two mobile square type emplacements were also added, including a standard command post. The final fitting of the battery consisted of six 3.7-inch guns, and throughout the war the site was manned by personnel of AA Command. The associated Gun Operations Room (GOR) was situated at Red Barracks in Weymouth. However, in 1941 the county's AA defence co-ordination was then divided between two GORs, one at Nottington House, Weymouth, and the other at South Lytchett Manor, near Poole. The Verne HAA Battery had its operations moved to Nottington House. As the war progressed, circa 1942, the battery was updated with a GL Mark II radar. Following the allied victory in the war, many of the HAA batteries were demolished. However the hidden HAA site at the Verne was put into use as stables. Around 2013 the nearby community farm and tourist attraction Fancy's Family Farm became tenants of the site. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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