"The Blacker Bombard Spigot Mortar Was ‘Fearsome’" Topic
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Tango01 | 10 Dec 2018 10:18 p.m. PST |
"In the early years of World War II with a German invasion seemingly imminent, the British army scrambled to equip Home Guard units with defensive weapons. Some of these weapons were … less than ideal. Case in point, the Blacker Bombard, a spigot-launched mortar. "A fearful homemade weapon," is how Thomas Roome, who during the war was a member of the Home Guard, described the weapon…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Lion in the Stars | 10 Dec 2018 10:47 p.m. PST |
Need some models of those in 15mm, the Indian troops in the Desert used them! |
4th Cuirassier | 11 Dec 2018 4:51 a.m. PST |
"Fearsome" =/= "fearful"…! You can still see the concrete pintle-plinths about the old country. The Home Guard weapon I like the most is the Smith Gun – lethal when loaded with onions. YouTube link |
Tango01 | 11 Dec 2018 11:36 a.m. PST |
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