Another Big Gun Duel Across the Channel
Received Tuesday, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, March 21. South coast artillery again came into action last night against enemy shipping in the Straits, firing approximately 140 rounds. The German guns replied and the bombardment is described as tbe fiercest for some time with many guns on each side of the Channel engaged. The duel lasted 80 minutes in v7hich nearly 250 shells were fired. British guns started tho action shortly before 10 p.m., the German guns replying within five minutes frequently with eight-gun salvoes. The cannonade was almost continuous for the first 45 minutes and the crump of exploding shells was heard over a wide area.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 66, 22 March 1944, Page 5
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