CPBC is Common pointed ballistic capped in case anyone else is interested. After WWII it was referred to as semi armour piercing ballistic capped apparently.
You can watch movies or documentaries on WW2 but being in the likes of shelters or bunkers physically is actually transporting you back to the actual event, these places are places that are frozen in history. All it needs is your mind to imagine the terror of possible invasion or bomber attack and you are as good as living the life back then, and possible chat with those that lived through the nightmare of war. These sort of videos will always get the thumbs up from me, as that is real deal history that no one can deny never happened. Glad they are being documented, as in generations to come they may be wiped away. Thanks IKS EXPLORATION and the like.
I wonder if anyone is still alive who dug it all out and how many men worked in there,BIG thanks guys this is true history which willbe lost in time to come which is truly sad,please keep the trips out going .
The stuff you go through to make a fantastic video. One the many reasons I subscribed to the channel. Nice job again Ian. That view from the cliff was amazing. Outstanding job again👍🏻
Awesome video, love this stuff. You dudes have large attachments for sure going in these. Looks like the copper thieves were busy. Very good channel thanks.
The cliff end of the adit is in the state it is because of the relentless sea undercutting the chalk. As it is pulled away from the cliff base, everything above it slumps due to the weight. A lot of those scarily large boulders look to have vertical shear fractures because of this. I would give the ability to access this site from the sea end less than thirty years. Another great explore.
thank you ian just got back from a crappy day at work this has proper cheered me up so thanks to you and chris again cant wait to meet up again for more adventures :)
Great stuff Ian & Dan and the boys , keep it up and never mind about the spiders they will not heart you . the spiders are just on holiday for the sea air ....
Awesome video once again I love all this sort of stuff I'm from the south coast and I know that there is a lot of ww2 bunkers in Seaford and surrounding areas, found a few when I was a kid you should definitely check them out at some point. keep up the good work
I can understand how you don't like heights, but how are you not afraid of being under tonnes of unstable rock. Anyway I love your videos Greetings from Pennsylvania
Hello IKS exploration, I had a question did u ever came to the netherlands. If not come here and explore bcuz we have a lot of ww2 defences left such as the grebbenberg etc. Its a sight plzz come visit the netherlands. For some great vids. Keep up the good work.
Great video, my grandfather was in the Royal west Kent's, so not sure if it's all the same group of the army from ww2. West Kent's & The Royal West Kent's. They were brought back from Dunkirk.
Hey Guys, looks like great fun apart from that bloody spiders, geez!...Have youz ever came across anyone down in these places or larger animals, I kept expecting to see something dash by in the distant shots....lol...just getting the creeps from those dodgy horrors I've watched......;-)
CPBC stands for Common Pointed Ballistic Capped which would have been Mk. 36B of 102lbs containing a TNT/Beeswax filling for engaging lightly armoured or non-armoured ships. HE is high explosive Mk29B standard nose fused HE shell for un-armoured ships and land targets. 'Practice' is solid shot with no fuse or explosive filling. The 'blackboard' would have been chalked with the number of each stored in the room.
Hey brother, I've never seen your channel before and tonight was the first night of the year it was cold enough for me to wear my german army surplus sweater. Interesting timing! I wish continued safety for you and your friends. Cheers.
yep that was the emergency escape you entered by. there used to be a skull fake of cause which illuminated when a torch shone on it. alot of rock fall now than used to be. have you been to the fire control bunker? just wandered if still open. keep safe keep looking.
if you ever find yourself in Essex, looking for something to explore I can point you towards a copy of the original site map of RAF Bradwell, containing the locations of the BHQ (if it still stands) and all of the emplacements, air radeon shelters etc.
interesting might hold you to that :) I just found the location of this battle headquarters its flooded it seems, but will be worth a look defiantly with the waders :)
Another great explore guys, keep up the good work. I'm currently in communication with the MOD about gaining access to the ROC post in Camberley. Judging by the pics online its got most of its equipment still in situ thou a few things have been stolen over the years.
CPBC - Common Pointed Ballistic Cap. British designation for shells of 6" (15.2 cm) and larger for use against medium thicknesses of armor. After 1946 this designation was changed to SAPBC - Semi-Armor Piercing Ballistic Cap. H.E. - High Explosive Very interesting video
IKS Exploration, Just asking. How do you get information about all these forgotten bunkers? I mean most bunkers locations are forgotten, how do you guys know their exact locations?
What was the expected capacity of this type of deep shelter? As an accommodation shelter, did it include toilet and kitchen facilities? Keep up the great videos.
If you REALLY want to scare the road apples out of your buddies, we have a cave over here in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada that would definitely do the trick. It starts with a 100' deep pit where a boulder about the size of a medium house sits above the entrance that is about 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Then, you squeeze through that same dimension passageway for about 60 feet of claustrophobia to some more scary stuff. I wish I had some pictures for you, but it would definitely scare the crud out of anybody. I know that I had to sit in that 100' first part and do some breathing exercises for about ten minutes before I could get the intestinal fortitude to go that first 60 feet. It was worth it, because later on inside, there were mineral formations that were incredibly beautiful in another large room like the entrance. There was a lot of "I don't think I should really go in there" moments, as well as those "I can't believe I was just crazy enough to do that" moments.
up to the 60's the MOD were using chalk bunkers as fallout shelters... Until they realised that chalk was water permeable and they wouldn't work lol. The Dover tunnel network is still classified afaik at least in parts. Fascinating to see inside these relics.
"There are many former WWII underground storage tunnels and all manner of shelters, still in place across the U.K., though most have long since been mothballed; with natural vegetation allowed to grow over access points and entrance ways etc."
We have very similar spiders here in Canada. Just like these one, ours like to hang from the ceiling, guarding their egg sacs and looking real hideous. I don't like them much either.
I'm quite sure I speak for everyone when I say please don't go down into these places that are that too dangerous. We watch all your videos and you are like our friend now. We want to keep seeing You here on RU-vid with your sunny disposition giving great narrations; -just the way you are. "Jesus Folks! The whole place is alight!!"
Great video, thought it was a mine at first.You better get some hard hats for explores like that, only need one small rock to fall on yer head and we want to see more cool videos! Be safe man!
Such an interesting location and search, did it have any distinct smell down there? Like rusted metal or dusty? I can't imagine it being easy to breathe down there. Awesome video again
