sighting the gun...under pressure (1 Viewer)

[braddinpa]

Sighting the gun...under pressure...2 generals and an officer looking on!

 

[spartan71]

Great looking pieces there , Brad. It is so very tempting.....

 

[Obee]

Sighting the gun...under pressure...2 generals and an officer looking on!View attachment 133445

The Gunner should tell the officers to help out by lending a 'shoulder to the wheels' and help 'lay the gun'.

One man can't shift a gun of that size, and wth 3 officers just looking on, what chance has he of stopping the enemy?

As ususal, too many officers doing nothing...

and not enough gunners doing what they should ..... getting 'hot and sweaty' manning 'the fire breathing dragons'

Ubique

John

 

[braddinpa]

go for it! You know you want it!

Great looking pieces there , Brad. It is so very tempting.....

 

[braddinpa]

I am afraid Dan will never stoop so low as to man a gun!

The Gunner should tell the officers to help out by lending a 'shoulder to the wheels' and help 'lay the gun'.

One man can't shift a gun of that size, and wth 3 officers just looking on, what chance has he of stopping the enemy?

As ususal, too many officers doing nothing...

and not enough gunners doing what they should ..... getting 'hot and sweaty' manning 'the fire breathing dragons'

Ubique

John

 

[Obee]

I am afraid Dan will never stoop so low as to man a gun!

OK, it may be too low for Dan ( who is he anyway???)

BUT is fine for Le Emperor to man a gun at the Battle of Lodi on May 10, 1796

John

 

[braddinpa]

Hi John

Dan would be Dan Sickles. The Union 3rd Corp Commander at Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg where he lost a leg and spent the next 50 plus years of his life defending his decision to advance the 3rd Corp to the Peach Orchard line.

 

[Obee]

Hi John

Dan would be Dan Sickles. The Union 3rd Corp Commander at Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg where he lost a leg and spent the next 50 plus years of his life defending his decision to advance the 3rd Corp to the Peach Orchard line.

That's right......

I read a great book by Thomas Keneally, (who also wrote Schindler's Ark which was made into the Academy Award winner Schindler's List), called "American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles"

Interesting guy ........

Thanks for the feedback

John