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St Mawes (Cornish: Lannvowsedh) is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England.The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise.
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Deception – A strategy that seeks to deceive, trick, or fool the enemy and create a false perception in a way that can be leveraged for a military advantage; Diversion - Any kind of attack used to divert the enemies' defenses away from where you intend to launch an incursion or strike.
St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire , and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of the River Fal .
When new concerns about France emerged, an electrically operated minefield was laid across Carrick Roads in 1885, jointly controlled from Pendennis and St Mawes. [51] New 6- and 12-pounder (2.7 and 5.4 kg) quick-firing guns , supported by machine-guns for close defence, were assigned to the castle to deal with the emerging threat from enemy ...
Formerly MTU Fascination of Power, nameplate sold in 2020. [5] 43091 – Great Western Railway: First Great Western: Stored: Stored at Laira. 43092 – Cromwell's Castle: Great Western Railway: Virgin CrossCountry: Great Western Railway: In service: 43093: Berkeley Castle: Formerly Old Oak Common HST Depot 1976-2018: 43094 St Mawes Castle ...
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Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...