Saturday 10 June 2017

Russian Napoleonic Artillery

Over the last week I have been working on two field batteries for my Russian Napoleonic project, foe which I have used the Perry Miniatures sets.




Typically the Russians in 1812 and 1813 had three batteries with each intantry division, two field batteries and one position battery, although in some divisions the position battery was not always present, particularly in the 1813 armies.



Each battery comprised of eight field guns and four howitzers. In the field batteries the guns and howitzers were 6lb and 10lb pieces respectively, while the position batteries were 12lb and 20 lb pieces.




In my rules a battery is usually represented by a single gun model and its crew, but in the case of the Russians, since their batties are substantially bigger than others, I have made them two models, one field gun and one howitzer.




The position battery and the horse artillery battery, the two items required to finish the artillery contingent, will be ordered in the next month or two.

9 comments:

  1. Nice work, Mark! I really like the double width Russian guns stands each with two guns and crew. Basing is nifty too. How many such stands are planned for this project?

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    1. Thanks Jonathan. There will be four such stands in total. The nice thing about the double stands is that there is a bit more flexibility available with the placement of the figures.

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    2. A great job as usual Mark - we will have to "do" a Napoleonic game some time!

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    3. Indeed, although it may be nearer to Tarawera before we get a chance, what with Barry's recovery, various people on holiday, the second half of the years is going to rush by pretty quick.

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  2. Great job! Wish Perry would hurry up and release the Russian Horse Arty.

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    1. Me too. It is the same with mounted generals - I have wound up ordering Front Rank generals and may order the horse artillery from FR too.

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  3. Excellent job, splendid and creative details on the bases, I love this!

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