Austrian Fort Counterscarp Casement

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“The Austrian counterscarp casement is constructionally simple. Under the counterscarp wall, on the further side of the ditch, facing the salient angle of the of the work, a chamber is formed with embrasures for rifle, machine gun or light artillery fire along the two adjacent ditch lengths.” — Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1922

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Austrian Design Group Fortification, Military Fort, Infantry Fortification, Austrian Fortification, Austrian Counterscarp Casement

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Encyclopaedia Britannica (12th ed., vol. 32) (New York, NY: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1922)

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