Dozens of turrets and towers jutted into the painted sky, black-and-violet flags waving from their tops. |
The old 57-mm quick-fire gun turrets were replaced by a more powerful 75-mm howitzer turret. |
With the tributes of war and taxes, he erected tall and strong turrets at every corner of his city and strengthened the ramparts of Abeluma. |
The captain, Bell, survived and he ordered that the remaining turrets should fire on the Graf Spee. |
The truck lurched through the streets, past buildings burning unabated and MPs in gun turrets. |
The Americans were developing larger tanks, with cast-armour hulls and turrets, better guns, and air-cooled diesel engines. |