Most places have an automated thing now,

(PsychoChomp, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 17:10, archived)

Thanks
Another thing - watching saving private Ryan - why weren't the beaches shelled by allied before landing ?
(Kebabo Calling all cars, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 17:12, archived)

By shelled I can only guess you mean by ships as opposed to land based artillery?
If you mean the latter you are very silly indeed.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 17:16, archived)

Beaches have their own shells
Crabs and that leave them.
( Theoban What of it, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 17:17, archived)