Technical specifications

Generalities

(Underlines = technical notice available, clic to open)
Total cost of the fort's construction

15 millions of gold Mark
~200 000 000 Euro

Time needed to construct the fort

23 years
De 1893 à 1916

Total area of the fort

254 Ha

Total habitable space

40 000 m²

Wartime garrison

6 500 / 7 000 hommes

Armament and weapons

150 mm turreted howitzer (15 cm T.H.)

8

Turret for 105 mm canon (10cm P.T.)

4

Turret for 105 mm canon(10cm K.iS.L.)

10

Disapearing turret for 57 mm canon (6 cmT.K.iV)

8

53 mm canon in pilboxes (5 cm KiKl)

12

Range (150 mm howitzer - 105 mm canon)

8 500 à 13 000 m

Observation systems

Observation position model 94 (PBT 94)

3

Observation position model 96 (PBSt 96)

3

Observation position model 05 (PBSt 05)

6

Observation cuppolas for infanterie (WT)

7

Periscope (build by Goertz - Berlin)

1

Binocular periscope (build by Zeiss - Jena)

1

Structures and buildings

Forts

2

Batteries

6

Concrete barracks

3

Infanterie concrete barracks

18

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7

CMachine guns pillboxes

5

Technique

Power plants

4

Number of engines

16

Wells (depth 220, 210, 110 and 94 m)

4

Backerie

6

Kitchen
22

Other equipement

424P01 (Parking)

1

Batterie 6
Armoured battery (B 6) 1904
Four 10cm turrets (10 cm PT verst)
Observator (PBSt 05)