"Bavarian Infantry in Attack Review" Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Oct 2020 4:43 p.m. PST |
"While the sight of a massed formation of men advancing steadily with bayonets lowered would have been impressive by any standards, the fact is that bayonet fights were rare in the Napoleonic Wars. Bayonets were useful as anti-cavalry weapons, and had many uses around camp, but most bayonet charges caused the already-shaken opposition to retire before contact was made, assuming those advancing with the bayonet were not themselves shot to pieces. Thus it was more of a psychological weapon, persuading an enemy that retreat or flight was better than meeting the bristling hedge of blades. This was very useful of course, and some armies like the Russians and Prussians mandated fixed bayonets virtually all the time. The Bavarian drill book was fairly typical, and stated that a bayonet attack was to commence at 200 paces, but the weapon was only to be fully lowered ready for action at between 10 and 20 paces. It was probably hoped that by then the weapon had already done its job and the day had been won. The majority of the figures in this set are pictured in our first two-and-a-bit rows. All are advancing with musket tipped forward, although not yet at the stage of having the bayonet at the horizontal. They are all small variations of the same basic pose, but some are holding their musket with their left hand very low down, close to the lock and the right hand. This makes them easier to sculpt and mould, but is not a stable or comfortable way to hold it…"
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Amicalement Armand |
Widowson | 27 Oct 2020 4:05 p.m. PST |
They look nice, and Strelets continues to improve. Very encouraging. |
Tango01 | 28 Oct 2020 12:03 p.m. PST |
Happy you like them my friend! (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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