Those dodgy Monrovians have got their howitzer into service first (don't worry the Wittenberg one is on it's way).[Figs : Hinchcliffe 5.5" howitzer and SYW prussian crew + Irregular Miniatures Marburian limber]
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18th Century Wargaming - the ongoing saga of the conflicts between Wittenberg and neighbouring countries..
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Wittenberg.
A blog documenting the encounters between the armies of the imaginary nations of the Kingdom of Wittenberg and its neighbours (including the Kingdom of Monrovia and their allies). My inspiration being drawn from 'Charge or How to Play Wargames' by Young & Lawford and 'The Wargame' by Charles Grant.
A blog documenting the encounters between the armies of the imaginary nations of the Kingdom of Wittenberg and its neighbours (including the Kingdom of Monrovia and their allies). My inspiration being drawn from 'Charge or How to Play Wargames' by Young & Lawford and 'The Wargame' by Charles Grant.
I have a number of other period interests for wargaming (from ancients to WW2), these have their own blogs, see below.
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- Campaign PDF 5: The Begovian War, from Sartoli to Minsonda
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Looking good!
I have just finished up my first artillery crew (for the Soweiter League), with one for Batrachia in progress. A question for you SYW guys - and apologies for butchering terminology - but they all have some thing on the strap that goes diagonally over one shoulder. Is this some kind of tool for artillerymen? I've been painting whatever it is solid silver or iron color. Does that make sense?
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That's a pair of metal wires in a holder in white leather (like the belt) held onto the belt by brass chains, fitz-badger. The wire is used to poke a hole in the powder charge bag through the cannon's touch-hole so the lit fuse will burn directly into the gunpowder.
And good luck when you get onto painting the Monrovians, Tidders. I look forward to seeing enough of them painted that you can start playing some battles.
Here are links to two pictures that show the tools in some detail.
SYW Prussian
http://tinyurl.com/2ng58t
1806 Prussian
http://tinyurl.com/2kdy69
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