"Napoleon III and the Napoleon gun?" Topic
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| vtsaogames | 23 Apr 2016 6:05 a.m. PST |
I've read that Napoleon III had some artillery training and had something to do with the development of the gun/howitzer named after him. Did he really participate in the design beyond lending his name and prestige to the design team? |
| KTravlos | 23 Apr 2016 12:07 p.m. PST |
He had substantial artillery training, and essentially the French artillery arm of the Second Empire was to a point designed and organised by him. He wrote a manual of artillery during his Swiss service. He was instrumental in the introduction of the La Hitte system I believe. |
| vtsaogames | 25 Apr 2016 10:06 a.m. PST |
Thank you sir. It would be better for my ongoing Franco-Prussian campaign if he had designed breech-loading steel guns. |
| KTravlos | 26 Apr 2016 8:58 a.m. PST |
Well, when he did his research the system implemented was cutting edge. Unfortunately in the 19th century being cutting edge was the most fleeting of things. Which is why the era is so cool for gaming. |
| Cuirassier | 26 Apr 2016 7:58 p.m. PST |
The La Hitte system was excellent when it was introduced in 1858. Btw, Napoleon III introduced a bill to modernize the French artillery in 1866 or 1867 (I can't remember the exact year), including the development and mass production of a new breech-loading gun, but there was not enough money to do it. |
| vtsaogames | 27 Apr 2016 4:09 a.m. PST |
I guess if he hadn't spent so much in Italy and Mexico… So he was a good artilleryman, even if he wasn't much of a general. |
 DWilliams  | 04 May 2016 6:21 p.m. PST |
Don't forget the Reffye Mitrailleuse rapid-fire"volley gun" that was adopted with Louis Napoleon's support in 1866. |
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