"Spanish War Carts, Ravenna 1512" Topic
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| Stuart M | 15 Apr 2008 8:59 a.m. PST |
What do you reckon on this one guys. The Spanish used war carts in this battle, although ultimately to no avail, but what was their appearence – were they war carts in say the Hussite sense or simply organ guns? Was this the only battle in which the Spanish used them? The few references I've found seem to contradict each other. |
| clifblkskull | 15 Apr 2008 12:53 p.m. PST |
Hello Stuart, The 'warcarts' by Pedro Navrro were multiple hvy arquebus( 2-3) on light 2wheeled carts with spikes or spear out he front, and possble scythe wheels.
They were a way to support the foot by firing them all at once and pushing them to break the formation of the attackers. No real record of them after Ravenna. Clif |
| Phillius | 15 Apr 2008 1:25 p.m. PST |
This was the only time they were used. Navarro was a great experimenter, an engineer more than a soldier. They weren't particularly succesfull. |
| reddrabs | 15 Apr 2008 1:54 p.m. PST |
Here we go – one showing and wargame armies have loads. We do not want the homesick conscripts' do we? |
| terrain sherlock | 15 Apr 2008 4:13 p.m. PST |
Yeah, well dey woulda worked if dey was steam powered.. |
| Rich Knapton | 22 Apr 2008 9:37 a.m. PST |
"This was the only time they were used. Navarro was a great experimenter, an engineer more than a soldier." Perhaps. They are the only ones we have a written record. However the theme of war carts such as these were quite popular with artists. many of these artists also were contracted to create their war machines. It may be that Navarro's were the only one mentioned in the sources that have survived. "They weren't particularly successful." Who cares? They look terrific on the gaming table. :)) Rich (the purist) |
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