Fort Nelson

Another bus journey out for Portsmouth plus a 30 minute hike took me to the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson on the ridge overlooking Portsmouth. The downside on the day I visited was they were shuffling arond the exhibits in the main courtyard ready for "Standing with Giants" so I didn't get chance to view them. So some highlights

Napoleonic French 6pdr cannon from 1815

A Burmese Mortar modelled like a dog

Chinese? cannon resembling a dragon

The main hall with lots of bits including 2 sections of the Iraqi supergun. THe 88mm and 3.7" AA guns were together allowing a useful comparison of features.