Where was the Crisbecq battery built?

The Crisbecq Battery (sometimes called Marcouf Battery) was a German World War II artillery battery constructed by the Todt Organization near the French village of Saint-Marcouf in the department of Manche in the north-east of Cotentin peninsula in Normandy. It formed a part of Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications.

Why did German batteries fail in WW2?

German batteries were unsuccessful engaging ships of the task force, in that ships holed and bracketed with near misses were not sunk; the maneuvering ships were able to maintain positions in mineswept lanes for the most part, and countermeasures included use of smoke, jamming German radar and effective counter battery fires.

Can a cruiser be compared to a regiment of artillery?

The reports go on to compare a cruiser to a regiment of artillery and state that battleships with 38 to 40 cm guns had no equal in land warfare, and could only be matched "by an unusual concentration of very heavy batteries".

Can a casemated gun destroy a warship?

As a result of the Cherbourg operation, Morison concluded that, even with modern directors for naval gunnery, a casemated gun is "exceedingly difficult for a rapidly maneuvering warship to destroy with a direct hit, although a shower of salvos around the coast defense position will silence the guns temporarily."