Gentlemen.
I have been listening to tales of the Peninsular Campaigns and the many sieges. This got me pondering a siege game, which got me pondering siege artillery.
I'm thinking of using the SYW mortars and possibly the 24pdr siege guns from the Indian Mutiny ranges. Since I don't anticipate many siege games, I'm planning to use crew in shirtsleeves, to which I would leave space for one uniformed officer. The intention being to use the same guns for pretty much any army and so save time, money and space.
I think the SYW crews are a good start - does anyone have a better suggestion?
The Franco-Prussian range has some mighty seige guns. None suitable for nappies I'm afraid!
FPX1 working party have shirt sleeves.
We dont have full pics of the non-kickstarter range yet so there might be usable figures to come in the spanish or civilian ranges?
The British field artillery I just received are uniformed and very nice too.
Perhaps theres a way of building a base of the 24pdr with removable crew?
maybe a 12 or 15mm gun might work there on a 10mm carraige.
I know you prefer to write your own rules but there is a fairly recently released Siege Rule set called Vauban's Wars that I understand you can play with almost any tactical 'field' rules. Here's a link to the rules (perhaps, even, the headings will provide some ideas)(plus I have the old Koenig Krieg Siege rules if you want them).
https://dinofbattle.blogspot.com/p/vaubans-wars.html (https://dinofbattle.blogspot.com/p/vaubans-wars.html)
As for SYW, the waistcoats are slightly long for Naps but easy enough to shave off pigtails and if you mix them with a few national uniforms and any figs suggested by the other guys it should work. Guessing here but aren't guns supplied with crews (bloody autocorrect changed it to 'cows' :o ) so you'll have a few national uniforms anyway unless you order solely SYW packs?
A 24pdr siege gun discharging must create a powerful cloud of smoke. If you just shroud the gun in cotton wool, maybe that would solve your figure problem? ;)
Chris I suspect that the smoke would be forward of the gun due to the blast, so possibly not workable.
Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 29 July 2021, 10:56:20 AM
Chris I suspect that the smoke would be forward of the gun due to the blast, so possibly not workable.
I know the smoke comes out at the front. It wasn't an entirely serious suggestion. But if we want to take it seriously: well, if fsn can specify the model represents the minute after the gun fires, he can also specify the wind direction, can't he?
Quote from: Chris Pringle on 29 July 2021, 12:11:12 PM
I know the smoke comes out at the front. It wasn't an entirely serious suggestion. But if we want to take it seriously: well, if fsn can specify the model represents the minute after the gun fires, he can also specify the wind direction, can't he?
I suspect that the massive shock of firing the gun on a dusty ground would also generate clouds of raised dust as well as the smoke from the actual charge.
If I recall rightly I bought the guns in the older 1812 French and Austrian ranges and they are huge, suitable for 16pdr or 24pdr siege guns - item NFM10, and NMA14 for the Austrians.
I think I emailled Leon about it but can't find the email now.
Quote from: DecemDave on 29 July 2021, 08:17:10 AM
FPX1 working party have shirt sleeves.
Good shout!
Quote from: sultanbev on 29 July 2021, 03:53:19 PM
If I recall rightly I bought the guns in the older 1812 French and Austrian ranges and they are huge, suitable for 16pdr or 24pdr siege guns - item NFM10, and NMA14 for the Austrians.
Also a good shout!
Thank you Gentlemen.
Remember "The Pride and the Prejudice"? This gun I think is about a 2,000lb gun.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UmrfLZ0yKtU/XR9P-l1uRXI/AAAAAAAA67U/vj1YfdBrHnoHbewJBekpIfdjFaAEu0olgCLcBGAs/s1600/the-pride-and-the-passion-sophia-and-cannon1.jpg)(https://tulipclaymore.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/88-pridepassion_still1.png?w=376)
Not only remember. This is from my May 2020 nonkickstarter wishlist
PS I haven't checked through the existing catalog yet but when your sculptor gets the time/the funding goes way over my lads will also need mules, carts, hand carts, Spanish and civilian casualties, and a Frank Sinatra look alike to ride a 20mm range gun
Quote from: DecemDave on 29 July 2021, 07:59:06 PM
Not only remember. This is from my May 2020 nonkickstarter wishlist
PS I haven't checked through the existing catalog yet but when your sculptor gets the time/the funding goes way over my lads will also need mules, carts, hand carts, Spanish and civilian casualties, and a Frank Sinatra look alike to ride a 20mm range gun
I can't see a gun....
Quote from: Ben Waterhouse on 29 July 2021, 08:11:41 PM
I can't see a gun....
Nor I, though I'd estimate the ammunition's D-cup calibre.
Quote from: fsn on 29 July 2021, 07:10:10 PM
Remember "The Pride and the Prejudice"? This gun I think is about a 2,000lb gun.
Looks like a pair of 38's to me.