The Fort formation is intended to give the player maximum flexibility in designing his own coastal fortification.*
There are no sub-units other than the obligatory AAMG plt, these will have to be bought separatly and thus the player can decided for himself how it will be composed.*
This is done when the player is in the deploy screen, go to the roster list, click on "show company details" and then cross attach the platoon-sized formations that is intended as part of the fort to this formation.*
The composition of a Coastal Fort could differ greatly as this table shows;*
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Kvarven Fort(Bergen,south-west entrance):*
1 3-gun 210mm battery*
1 3-gun 240mm battery*
1 3-gun 57mm battery*
This fort also had a fixed 75mm AA battery.*
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Hellen Fort(Bergen,northern entrance):*
1 3-gun 210mm battery*
In addition there was also a seperate and independent battery overlooking the main harbour at Sandviken with 2 240mm guns)*
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Brettingen Fort(entrance of the Trondheimsfjord):*
1 2-gun 210mm battery*
1 3-gun 150mm battery*
1 2-gun 65mm battery*
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Hysnes Fort(oposite side of Brettingen Fort,in the entrance of the Trondheimsfjord)*
1 2-gun 210mm battery*
1 2-gun 150mm battery*
1 3-gun 65mm battery*
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Odderoeya Fort(Kristiandsand):*
1 2-gun 210mm battery*
1 4-gun 240mm battery*
3 2-gun 150mm batteries(one each on the western,southern and eastern side of the Odderoeya island)*
1 2-gun 65mm battery*
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Maakeroey(outer Oslofjord)*
1 2-gun 305mm battery*
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Bolaerne Fort(outer Oslofjord)*
1 3-gun 150mm battery*
2 2-gun 120mm batteries*
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Rauoey Fort(outer Oslofjord)*
2 2-gun 150mm batteries*
This fort also had a fixed 40mm AA battery.*
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There were other forts aswell, but these are included to give examples.*
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In addition all forts had the HQ bunker that is part of the Fort formation and atleast one AAMG platoon, sometimes two.*
It was also common for all forts to have infantry units and HMGs as covering forces to combat enemy landings and attempts to take the fort from land. Sometimes there could also be prepared positions like MG-bunkers covering landroutes and entrances.*
There were also a number of small independent batteries usually of 2 65mm or 57mm guns, mostly these would be covering narrow entrances or minefields. These however do not require the "Fort" formation to be recreated, simply buying one of the Coastal Battery formations will do.*
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