QFGUN-02 French 4lb gun and crews - dio pics (1 Viewer)

[Maj. Duncan Heyward]

WOW! love this new set, just got my own, and hadn't looked at it out of the box before now...
Especially like the firing crews, and had to take a few piccys... am seriously considering a second gun, inspired by Mike's 1812 battery dio.
The mossy top of my garden wall, made a great Culloden Moor, it was even wet, and everyone's boots needed a dry afterwards!





and my favorite.... also in our Gallery section

 

[Maj. Duncan Heyward]

 

[Fraxinus]

At Fort Duquesne, the French had eight 4-pounders at the time Braddock was approaching. Nothing larger.

Braddock's artillery train was a massive overkill:

Flying Column

Four: 12-pounders
Two: 6-pounders
Four: 8-inch Howitzers (Heavier than 12-pounders)
Three: Coehorn Mortars 4 2/3 Inch

Dunbar's Camp

Four: 6-pounders (All Returned (Philadelphia?)
Twelve: Coehorn Mortars 4 2/3 Inch (8 Destroyed by Dunbar, 4 Returned)

At Fort William Henry, the British artillery included four iron 4-pounders, none of which burst, before surrendering to the French. The British burst most of their artillery, including all their big guns. The number of guns lost to bursting failures include the two 32-pounders and the two 18-pounders, two of the 12-pounders; at least two, if not three, of the 9-pounders; one 6-pounder, and all 4 mortars. French artillery fire only caused the loss of a single 6-pounder. Only about 9 or 10 pieces of British artillery remained at the time of surrender including the four 4-pounders and the single howitzer. The biggest remaining servicable guns were a single 12-pounder and two 9-pounders. But by that time, shot and gunpowder were almost exhausted.

 

[Maj. Duncan Heyward]

All we need now are some more British guns!

Fraxinus, what's the most likely one we might receive? (If John had thought to release some French guns, then give the Brits some too!)

fingers crossed!!!

 

[Maj. Duncan Heyward]

Ok, now I really am guessing, and assume these are French as from Fort Carillon?

 

[mikemiller1955]

nice addition to your collection...and sorely needed too...I hopr JJ makes another couple of sets of 2 men each...

 

[RISORGIMENTO]

...many many years ago there was the BA-01 release, a four men British Artillery Crew all in a superb box set. I believe it's time for a new British crew!! But what a nostalgia of those three or four miniatures sets!!

 

[Fraxinus]

As it regards the large siege mortars, I would think the pieces would be smaller and look more like the pieces in the first link below, especially the smaller of the two mortars shown. Although the British had a 13-inch mortar at Fort William Henry in 1755, my guess the French mortars were 10-inch --- essentially the lower half of those photos would be similar to a 10-inch mortar.

http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/showthread.php?32025-Mortar-Battery-FWI&highlight=mortars

This is a great information source and a wonderful historical read for the FIW, artillery descriptions start at the bottom of Page 239 and Page 240 http://www.archive.org/stream/militaryaffairsi00cumb#page/238/mode/2up.

Tons of information on BoM in the above link, and on Oswego. Nothing on the Siege of Fort William Henry. Loudoun's important papers on FWH were unknown until about 1992 when uncovered at the Huntington Library in California.

 

[Fraxinus]

http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_mortars.html

French Mortars

 

[Maj. Duncan Heyward]

Great information links, thank you!
And we even got mortars with the new CC sets!