24 September 1942 Part 1

Summary

Weather report

Location Details

Battery Mirus

Diary Entry

24 September 1942 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 180°, 3 metres per second.

10:20–11:05: Batterie Mirus held a practice shoot with nine high-explosive rounds on bearing 310°. First round: range 200 hm (20 km); rounds 2–8: 120 hm (12 km); ninth round, solely for pressure measurement: 66 hm (6.6 km). No special occurrences during firing or otherwise.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37996, scans 0515.