The Fort’s Armament

The arsenal in detail

The fort was equipped with the following arsenal

Classification of the forts of Liège and Namur and their armament

Flémalle – Loncin – Pontisse – Barchon – Fléron – Boncelles Hollogne – Lantin – Liers – Evegnée – Chaudfontaine – Embourg
Saint-Héribert – Suarlée – Cognelée – Andoy Malonne – Emines – Marchovelette – Maizeret – Dave

Armament

  • 1 cupola of 2 × 150
  • 2 cupolas of 2 × 120
  • 2 cupolas of 2 × 210
  • 4 cupolas of 5.7
  • 1 cupola of 2 × 150
  • 2 cupolas of 2 × 120
  • 1 cupola of 1 × 210
  • 3 or 4 cupolas of 5.7 in the trapezoidal forts

Nordenfeld 5.7 cm quick-firing gun

1,504 mm
1,220 mm
690 kg
Weight 2.730 kg – with cartridge case: 4 kg
weight: 3.670 kg – with cartridge case: 4.770 kg
56 of 16.2 g + 68 of 13.34 g + 72 of 12.6 g

Grusonwerke 5.7 cm disappearing cupola

Grusonwerke
Magdeburg
34 tonnes
6 men
Nordenfeld
190 kg
shell 3.3 km, canister 300 m
2.720 kg
weight: 3.5 kg
196 balls
400 m/sec

Rotating 150 cupola

Creusot - van de Kerkhove
25 men
3,065 kg
8.3 km
39.3 kg

Rotating 120 cupola

Châtillon - Commentry - Atelier de la Meuse
188 tonnes
25 men
Royal Gun Foundry, Liège
1,430 kg
8 km (18.4 kg shell)
common 18.4 kg
cast iron 20 kg
shrapnel 19.7 kg (290 balls)

210 howitzer cupola

Grusonwerke
38 t, total weight 100 t
13 men
Krupp
31 t
6.9 km
Common – 91 kg
Shrapnel – 90.7 kg

Armoured disappearing searchlight

Ateliers de la Meuse, Liège
3 km – with a dispersing lens: 400 m

Engine room

Ateliers de la Meuse
25 hp originally. Raised to 40 hp at Loncin for trials of the electrification of the fans in the large cupolas, made possible by replacing the boiler. A pump was fitted at the front left of the frame to drive the hydraulic system that raised the searchlight cupola.
Gramme
140 A
76 V

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