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Originally Posted by Polydamas
While indestructible Flaktürme studded with fighting positions spitting rage at the heavens have the right flavour, the wind and cold would be very serious obstacles. You might want to look up some of the battles in Greenland during WW II, as well as the troubles which the Germans had with the milder cold in southern Russia.
Standard doctrine in the Arctic is to rely on bolt-action firearms, and this is even colder and windier and by a society without a lot of spare resources to develop extreme-temperature lubricants. Apparently Germany's lubricants for smallarms were not good enough in the winter of 1942/1943, despite having the best chemical industry in the world. I really would not bet that autocannons stored outside under those conditions will function well in an emergency.
I would think that you would want to store the artillery somewhere heated, and run it to a fighting position out of the wind and any chance of snow or spray when the "Achtung Luftangriff" sounds.
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Yes, we certainly wouldn't want to store them
outside. In any case, anyone human enough to be trusted with such a rare and valuable treasure of the Reich That Was would die quickly if expected to stand watch anywhere without heat and insulation.
However, whatever lift and cargo-handling equipment is placed on the superstructure of the indestructible pillar of black rock will require power. Which no doubt is provided by an Elemental Furnace. So when the lift and cranes aren't in use, there should be spare power for heating a small guard post on the top.