mitrillieuse

Started by Jim Ando, 26 December 2014, 11:43:10 AM

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Jim Ando

26 December 2014, 11:43:10 AM
Hi

Merry xmas to everyone.

Now we`ve opened our little bags of Pendraken goodies yesterday the problem is how to put certain bits together.

I got a French FPW army and was wondering about the mitrillieuse gun shield ?.

Is it a gun shield and if it is what way up does it go.

Cheers

Jim

Leman

26 December 2014, 12:10:58 PM #1
The shield slots over the barrel, in front of the two ammo boxes, with the slot facing downwards. From what I have seen in contemporary illustrations, it tended to be used in the Republican phase.
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

26 December 2014, 12:38:55 PM #2
No gun shields for Imperial troops I'm afraid (which means I have about 20 spare if anyone wants them)!
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barbarian

26 December 2014, 03:51:19 PM #3
"mitrailleuse"
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26 December 2014, 04:26:50 PM #4
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26 December 2014, 05:05:24 PM #5
Quote from: fsn on 26 December 2014, 04:26:50 PM
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Jim Ando

26 December 2014, 06:17:38 PM #6
Ha knew the spelling was wrong but could not be arsed to look up the correct way.

Why were the republicans worthy of a gunshield and not the imperials.

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Jim

Duke Speedy of Leighton

26 December 2014, 07:35:41 PM #7
Simple answer:
The Prussians shelled the heck out of any that were deployed after about week three of the FPW!
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Leman

26 December 2014, 10:24:17 PM #8
Mitrailleuse, pronounced me try 'ers. So if you see any French gunners in the wife's knickers, now you know why.
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26 December 2014, 10:25:26 PM #9
 =O =O =O =O
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26 December 2014, 11:16:13 PM #10
Quote from: mad lemmey on 26 December 2014, 07:35:41 PM
Simple answer:
The Prussians shelled the heck out of any that were deployed after about week three of the FPW!

Isn't that basically a description of the whole war?  The Prussians shelling the heck out of everything the French had...
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

27 December 2014, 08:03:13 AM #11
 ;D Yeah, but the Prussains gave the mitrailleuse 'special attention'! ;)
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cameronian

27 December 2014, 11:15:54 AM #12 Last Edit: 27 December 2014, 11:17:58 AM by cameronian
Pretty sure I've posted these before but well worth watching; the Reffye was the gun in service in 1870, one battery per division.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO3haWrRtrY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=497Htfzz1nc
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paulr

28 December 2014, 03:38:57 AM #13
Definitely well worth watching, someone has put a lot of effort into those videos.

Amazingly simple engineering solution
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

28 December 2014, 10:49:44 AM #14
Until it jams.
Which it frequently did...
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