Fort de Loncin

The Fort de Loncin is considered one of twelve forts constructed as part of the Fortifications of Liege in the past due 19th century in Belgium. It became constructed between 1881 and 1884 in keeping with the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont. Contrasting with the French forts built inside the equal era by Raymond Adolphe Sere de Rivieres, the castle changed into built exclusively of unreinforced concrete, a brand new cloth, in preference to masonry.

The experimental nature of the brand new cloth, and the layout capabilities of the fortress, caused unintended effects in combat motion. The Fort de Loncin is positioned about 7 kilometres west of the centre of Liege, in the path of Brussels and Tongeren, within the municipality of Ans. The garrison comprised about 500 men. The fortress paperwork an isosceles triangle whose base is 300 metres long and whose aspects degree 235 metres. A 6-metre deep through 8-metre ditch encircles the fortress, that's semi-submerged in the panorama. The major armament was concentrated inside the central massif. The ditches had been defended in enfilade by means of 57mm weapons in casemates similar to counterscarp batteries, firing at shot traps at the opposite quit of the ditch.