"A Sniper Hid Inside a Papier-Mache Horse in No-Mans Land" Topic
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Tango01  | 23 Oct 2023 8:49 p.m. PST |
"The horse was the mainstay of battle logistics in World War One, pulling munitions and armaments, transporting the sick and wounded.
But they were also casualties in the war that saw the end of their extensive use in modern warfare. The rotting corpses of fallen horses were a common sight on the battlefields of the Somme…."
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Wonder to know if there are any miniature of this in 28mm… Armand |
| Dagwood | 24 Oct 2023 3:17 a.m. PST |
You could mould your own, and increase verisimilitude by moulding it out of Papier-Mache … |
| jgawne | 24 Oct 2023 12:58 p.m. PST |
Tere are all kinds of stories of men hiding in various thins, but the majority of them were just 'feel good' stories for the folks at home. They made the reality of modern combat seem a lot less dangerous than it really was. |
| Zephyr1 | 24 Oct 2023 2:31 p.m. PST |
Looks more like an artillery observer than a sniper… |
| Tango01 | 24 Oct 2023 3:52 p.m. PST |
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| Nine pound round | 07 Nov 2023 3:51 p.m. PST |
Boy, does that ever demonstrate the difference between "cover" and "concealment." |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 07 Nov 2023 11:42 p.m. PST |
Not much protection from paper mache! |
| Tango01 | 08 Nov 2023 3:24 p.m. PST |
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