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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: GrumpyOldMan on 25 December 2014, 11:21:11 PM

Title: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 25 December 2014, 11:21:11 PM
Hi All

Was thinking of using some of these but I can't find any pics of them.

Failing any pics, are they similar to this:-

(http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/images/4/43/French_Naval_12-pdr_gun_side.jpg)

Cheers and thanks for any info.

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: Leman on 26 December 2014, 08:24:10 AM
Can't help on this one; only have 3, 6, 12 pounders and howitzer.
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 26 December 2014, 10:01:20 PM
Hi All again

The image seems to have been replaced by a logo. Here's another to show what I think the naval cannon would hopefully look like:-

(http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Endeavour-cannon-sml-400x277.jpg)

**EDIT**
There's nothing like slapping your forehead and answering your own question. #-o #-o 8-}

After a more careful search of the Pendraken forum, I did find a picture that Leon uploaded for an earlier thread:-

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4475107474_afd4080cb3.jpg)

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,322.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,322.0.html)

This all started by looking at WW1 Rugga Rugga and deciding that I could use these as Malay pirates/tribesmen:-

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4938245892_cbb3b2a747.jpg)

Then looking at a schooner on Aliexpress and wondering what I could arm it with for earlier periods, hence the need for naval guns.

Now I'll have to trawl through the Ancient/Medieval ranges and see what I can use for non-firearm Malays.

Thanks for putting up with the drivel  :D

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: paulr on 27 December 2014, 01:08:26 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing that drivel project when it comes together, should be impressive ;) :)
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: Westmarcher on 27 December 2014, 01:23:11 PM
Well at least we all got to see a ?pdr Naval Gun.  :)  What era / war are we talking about now?  :-/ :-\ :-/
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 27 December 2014, 09:14:32 PM
Hello Westmarcher

Quote from: Westmarcher on 27 December 2014, 01:23:11 PM
Well at least we all got to see a ?pdr Naval Gun.  :)  What era / war are we talking about now?  :-/ :-\ :-/

Well originally I was looking at pulp/interwar (for which I'll still be using the Rugga Rugga/pseudo Malays) and then my thinking expanded to 16C/17C. I made a range of Indonesian/Malays in 15mm and always had a lot of fun zipping around the East Indies with Portuguese, Dutch, etc. The beauty of an Indonesian/Malay army is that you can use the bulk of figures (non-firearm) to cover from 12C to 20C  :D.

Plus the fact that I've just tracked down a reasonably priced Revell 1/144 Chinese Junk, I've also got left over elephants from my very old 10mm range and it all seems to point that way  :D.

Here's a link to info on Malay pirates in the 18C:-

http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/straits5.htm (http://www.sabrizain.org/malaya/straits5.htm)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
Title: Re: Any Pics of SYW 9pdr and/or 12pdr fortress/naval gun?
Post by: Westmarcher on 27 December 2014, 09:52:05 PM
Fascinating (cos I was thinking 'Swiss Family Robinson'). I'll mark that down for future reading. Thanks.  :)