NEW SIEGE GUN
FRENCH ADVANCE THREAT TO GERMANS , edited Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 24 It is revealed that the French work of consolidation has enabled heavy artillery to be hauled up to advanced positions, says a 8.8. C. broadcast. The French armaments include siege guns of a new type, which can be moved swiftly by road. French military experts believe that the concrete of the German fortifications will suffer heaVily under the fire of these heavy guns. They point out, however, that the fortifications are so scattered and well hidden that a long effort will be needed before an advance by mechanised forces will be possible.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 7
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108NEW SIEGE GUN Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20919, 26 September 1939, Page 7
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