British Minefield control tower

The coast of mainland Britain is penetrated by dozens of rivers and many more smaller inlets. As it was thought that German invasion barges could make their way up these and land troops behind the “coastal crust” additional defences were added around the mouths of the later estuaries including minefields, defensive booms and buoys. At a couple of locations, the defences were extensive enough that they required their own minefield control tower. This example is based on the control tower at Burnham-on-Crouch

Regional and other variations are also possible, please contact us for further information or with specific requests.

Scale: 28mm / 1:56 (but can be resized before printing)