| He is talking about the early shore batteries that would retract behind a parapit after firing. Don't know much about them, but mainly used to defend ports from my understanding.
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\"U.S. Marines are about the most peculiar breed of human beings I have ever known. They treat their service as if it was some kind of cult, plastering their emblem on almost everythng they own, making themselves up to look like insane fanatics...., which I have come to the conclusion they are!\"
-- An Anonymous Canadian Citizen
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