The Second World War Big Guns Overlooking Momi Bay, Fiji.

Two big BL 6-inch Mark VII Naval guns overlook Momi Bay in Fiji and date back to World War Two. They were heavy field guns of the First World War which became one of the main coastal defense guns throughout the British Empire up until the 1950s. When it became apparent that the Japanese Imperial Army had designs on Fiji as part of their Pacific expansion, these Breech Loader (loaded from the back) guns became vital for the nation's defence and, beyond that, for the defence of New Zealand and protecting supplies between America and Australia. The guns fired a 6-inch diameter, 45-kilogram shell, with a maximum range of 14.4 kilometers. They could fire 8 rounds every minute. These two Momi Battery guns, the King's Gun and the Queen's Gun, had their nicknames. The soldiers called them "Jig Jig" and "Boom Boom" respectively. They were placed in specially made concrete bunkers and arrived in March 1941 and were fired at least three times. The first was their test shots, to ensure that they had been mounted properly and that everything was working. The second firing was when an unidentified ship tried to come through the Navula Passage and didn't respond to radio requests to identify itself. The third firing was by the Americans when they heard noises on the underwater sonar but no ships were seen.

[@rajreddy1220]

Wow nice video Mr khan a must visit the view is unbelievably beautiful and the water is soo blue
Drone shots are really good Thanks

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

So nice of you, Raj. Apparently, the sunset from that spot is something quite special. I'm going to try and get out there one of these days to film at sunset.

[@transcendentalvibrations7962]

Beautiful landscape...had there been a Japanese invasion, Fiji would have been a prosperous, economically rich Japanese territory. So since this day NZ, the aussies and United States are still paranoid about the invasion of the Pacific by the Chinese...charming

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

Very interesting observation. I agree entirely that Australia, NZ and the US are obsessed with the role China is playing in the Pacific.

[@hansb.8]

The Arial Shots show the beauty of the whole installation. I'm surprised about the landscaping as well.
Anyway, allow me to make an observation: you call yourself here "The Pale Blue Dot" Funny is that your Logo is rather A Pale Blue Square . Doesn't it strike you funny ?

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

Hi Hans. The countryside around the gun installations is quite marvellous, especially at sunset. The sunsets around there are a thing of great beauty. Yes, the logo! 😅🤣 It's something I'll be working on later in the year. I need to make some changes to it.

[@hansb.8]

@@ThePaleBlueDot Thanks and wish you great success with your videos. Fiji has a great History but only little is taught at school. Good luck and great success.

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

@@hansb.8 Thank you! 😃👍🏽✌🏽

[@mugzy07]

Great content! Been following since the beginning, hope you can do a Sigatoka walk-through!

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

Thanks! 😃😃 Have you seen my vlog on Sigatoka?

[@mugzy07]

@@ThePaleBlueDot not yet but I’ll check it out!

[@yungming2046]

Amazing guns bro and history

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

I wish I had stayed around till sunset. Apparently, it's quite spectacular.

[@harpar1028]

they dug out caves tunnels in SUVA .....BROWN STREET N VICINITIES......VESARI....BILO BATTERY GUNS

[@ThePaleBlueDot]

Yes! And I want to visit the tunnels! 😃