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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Firelocks to Maxims (1680 - 1900) => Topic started by: belasirius on 03 July 2012, 09:40:03 PM

Title: Fortress gun
Post by: belasirius on 03 July 2012, 09:40:03 PM
Does anyone know how this piece goes together?
Title: Re: Fortress gun
Post by: lentulus on 04 July 2012, 06:56:24 PM
Which code?
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Post by: belasirius on 04 July 2012, 10:46:53 PM
FPW30 or FPW30a
Title: Re: Fortress gun
Post by: Bernie on 05 July 2012, 10:55:39 PM
http://s1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc461/BernardGanley/Paris%20the%20City%20of%20Light%20Wargames%20Rules/1870%20French%20Republican%20Corps/?action=view&current=Republican29.jpg

Not a good picture - but the pieces are mighty impressive
Title: Re: Fortress gun
Post by: lentulus on 06 July 2012, 12:12:22 AM
So it's a disappearing mount?  Nifty!
Title: Re: Fortress gun
Post by: Hertsblue on 06 July 2012, 09:00:14 AM
If you ever want to see a real one there's one in Pendenis Castle near Falmouth in Cornwall in its proper barbette. Apparantly it wasn't very successful, though.