Former Japanese Military Taichung Airport Machine Gun Nest Introduction
This facility was built in 1940 by the Japanese military in response to the armed defense of the former Taichung Airfield (now Shuinan Airport). The firepower network can suppress the open areas of the plains to the east of the airfield and is classified as a machine gun shelter, commonly referred to as a "machine gun fortress." Its exterior is a conical concrete structure with a base diameter of about 10 meters and a height of approximately 6 to 9 meters, featuring multiple rectangular windows in the walls. The article is excerpted from the Cultural Assets Office of Taichung City.