"Imperial Drug Running in the 1840s" Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Nov 2025 12:56 p.m. PST |
"It was about time I put my recently painted 1840s British to use in China for the Opium War. When I wrote "Taiping Era" I confidently stated it could be used for the earlier period, but this was based on theory, not practice. The British were using muskets and smoothbore artillery, compared to the rifles and Armstrong Guns of the 1860s, which might blunt their attacking edge. They also relied more heavily on attack columns, and potentially crucially, didn't have any cavalry. They did have a lot of big ships with lots of guns, however…"
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