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23-04-2016, 22:44 #1
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Geocaching event tonight at Middle North Battery
The site of the old Middle North Battery was the location of an event cache tonight, where the 9 Inch RIFLED MUZZLE LOADING (RML) from 1855 was fired. It was only fired with 5Kg of black powder as a sounding shot, but it was still very impressive. The evening was lovely with fairly mild chilly weather, not too extreme and the moonrise was amazing. It would have been a wonderfully romantic picnic but my wife was working late.
Unfortunately I left my real camera at home
Then the Navy guys let loose with the guns at Lower North Battery for some night shooting:
My 5 y/o loved the cannon and watching the tracers and flares from LNB, she commented that I need some of those guns for clays :p
Was a great evening out with the little one, all bundled up in our winter woolies and McD hot chocolate. Unfortunately someone was injured in a fall, I don't know how serious - the rumours are everything from broken arm to brains leaking on the floor. The paramedics and an ambulance arrived in very short time. I hope they recover.
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23-04-2016, 23:05 #2
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Re: Geocaching event tonight at Middle North Battery
The Night shooting is part of the annual Navy Festival. Hope you enjoyed it. :)
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23-04-2016, 23:24 #3
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23-04-2016, 23:30 #4
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23-04-2016, 23:34 #5
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Re: Geocaching event tonight at Middle North Battery
Lower North Battery. Where the guns are near the main road outside Simonstown.
The Terminal Manouvering Area. The piece of airspace around an airport for vectoring arriving and departing aircraft. It goes down to 2500 feet over False Bay and the danger height over the range is up to 30 000.
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24-04-2016, 01:34 #6
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Re: Geocaching event tonight at Middle North Battery
pearly poachers must have been shitting themselves
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24-04-2016, 10:41 #7
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24-04-2016, 10:56 #8
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Re: Geocaching event tonight at Middle North Battery
Yup Tower and Approach at Cape Town.
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24-04-2016, 10:56 #9
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24-04-2016, 11:18 #10
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