[Milsurplus] What are these?

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Interesting story sorta about Hawthorne.  Among other things, it is or was 
the standard repository for unexpended obsolete ordnance (conventional, 
anyway).  In late 1990, just before Desert Storm, the remaining stock of MK 82 
low drag bomb bodies at NAVMAG Guam were scheduled to begin loading on USNS 
transports for transfer to Hawthorne.  In the event, they were transferred by 
air instead of sea, to Southern Iraq.  Supposedly, the Republican Guards 
did not enjoy the fireworks show.

Air freight is usually more expensive than sea freight.  Especially for 
loads in the 25 ton range, and double especially when the air freight line 
flies B-52's instead of B-747's.  But I heard a rumour through the ordnance 
grapevine later that the break-even point for total cost (transportation plus 
storage) was less than 20 years.  So as of this year, we started saving money. 
 :-)

Ben,  I realize that the coordinates you gave are not in Nevada.

In a message dated 3/31/2011 6:09:30 PM Central Daylight Time, 
j-mcclurg at sbcglobal.net writes: 
> Ben:
> 
> Certinaly looks like a Ammo Storage to me.  If you look at the area 
> areound 
> Hawthorne, Nevada, USA(38 50 45N 38 31 21W) you can see the same idea.  
> Most 
> of the bunkers are fed by rail with truck access as a second.  A fried of 
> mine worked there in the late 90s and had to check the Earth ground on the 
> 
> lighting protection for each one ! ! ! what a job, found some interesting 
> things that had been "lost" over the years...........................bad 
> news was he had to turn them in for salvage :(  On the good side his crew 
> found a pallet of unfused 8" projectiles that had been sitting for about 
> 15 
> years.  Damn near buried in dust ! ! !
> 
> Chuckm
> Carson City, Nevada
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Military1944 at aol.com>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 2:10 PM
> Subject: [Milsurplus] What are these?
> 
> 
> 
> Google Earth 6 find
> 
> 52°10'42.28"N
> 0°44'59.22"W
> Scroll from 1945  to recent times.
> What are they?
> They are fed by  railroad so ammo dumps maybe?
> I wonder what  other interesting things can be found.
> Ben.
> 

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