新春開放軍事景點 遊客驚呼連連

Since the first day of the Lunar New Year, February 3, to the 5th day, February 7, the general public can travel on the Rabbit Bus Shan-Wai Line to visit Xi-Bian Artillery (1) Position (2) where the 240-mm Howitzer (3) is located.
　 兔年春節的初一到初五，搭乘「兔寶寶公車」的山外線可以參觀「溪邊三砲陣地」的240重砲。

The 240-mm Howitzer, nicknamed "King Kong", is the cannon with the largest caliber among all weapons still in service in Kinmen where there are currently eight in use. First produced by the U.S. in 1944, some of the 240-mm Howitzers were transferred to Kinmen in 1959. While the original design only allowed the cannon to fire at a fixed direction, the Taiwan National Army had added auxiliary gear to the weapon which permitted the weapon to be rotated 360 degrees around a firing platform.
　 240榴彈砲是金門現役武器中口徑最大的火砲，有「金剛大砲」之稱，金門共有八尊。一九四四年由美國研製，一九五九年剛運抵金門時，原本只能砲擊同一個方向。經國軍自行加上輔助性馬達之後，才得以360度變換方向。

This first exhibition of the Shishan Artillery Position and Xi-Bian Artillery Position to the general public during Chinese New Year has already resulted in attracting thousands of tourists. Shishan Artillery Position is the only All-In-Tunnel Howitzer Position in the country. After repeated urging by the county government to the Ministry of National Defense, the site is now transferred to the county government who is trying to activate the Position transforming it into a tourist site. Right now, inside the Position, there is a multi media pavilion in which the video clips about Howitzer and Shishan Artillery Position are shown. There are also other pavilions where the crew drill (4) is performed, and one set of 75mm Pack Howitzer, ammunition and cases holding artillery primers (5) for varieties of Howitzer are presented here as well. The event will continue until February 17th with the crew drill demonstration scheduled five times a day until February 7. The general public can go to the exhibition either by the Rabbit Bus or by driving.

　 獅山砲陣地與溪邊三砲陣地，今年新春首次與鄉親見面，連日來吸引數以千計遊客參觀，其中獅山砲陣地為全國唯一一座全坑道的榴砲陣地，經縣府積極向國防部爭取撥用後，正進行活化利用，分別有影音區播放榴砲及獅山砲陣地介紹影片、現場還有砲操操演、75山砲展示、彈藥、底火筒展示等，展期至二月十七日止，民眾可搭兔寶寶公車或自行前往；而其中，砲操演出每日五次，至年初五止。

The Chinese characters "雷霆" that were carved on the wall of Xi-Bian Artillery Position literally mean "Thunder", and carries the implication of bringing peace to the world by a magnificent strike of thunder.
溪邊三砲陣地的壁壘則有「雷霆」二字，意為：雷動九天平四海，霆威十地震八方。


【註解】
●1. artillery-(n)大砲；砲兵。
●2. position-(n)通常指「位置、地點」，此處指軍事陣地。
●3. howitzer-(n)榴彈砲。
●4. crew drill-砲操。crew指砲兵班編制成員，drill則是演練。
●5. primer-(n)底火。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年2月04、05日報導