"WotR Field Artillery / Bombard Question" Topic
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| panzerjager | 25 Jun 2014 11:34 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know the mix of static field bombards to wheeled bombards used in the War of the Roses field battles? I am looking for a reference to see if the majority of pieces were wheeled. I have some light bombards that are of a small caliber that should work fine. However, these are static pieces. I am not thinking of siege guns etc. Your thoughts would be appreciated. PzJ |
| Cerdic | 25 Jun 2014 11:48 a.m. PST |
I would be surprised if there were such a thing as a'typical' or 'standard' mix! |
| MajorB | 25 Jun 2014 12:54 p.m. PST |
I would say all the artillery pieces used in field battles of the WOTR were on wheeled carriages. A "Bombard" is specifically a siege piece. Zvezda make some good models of the different types in 20mm:
link I actually use these with my 25/28mm WOTR armies (but replacing the crew figures). |
| Griefbringer | 29 Jun 2014 2:23 a.m. PST |
I would also suggest that almost anything seen in a field battle by that time would be mounted on a wheeled carriage. Static mounts would be too clumsy for field battles, though they would be useful for mounting large pieces for sieges. |
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