"Cossack Sled Guns During the Napoleonic Wars" Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Mar 2026 2:09 p.m. PST |
"This week I have finished converting a few figures to make an unusual unit for the Retreat from Moscow. Russian Cossack units, apparently employed an innovative solution to winter warfare: sled-mounted light artillery. These "sled guns" helped maintain Russian mobility and firepower across the frozen battlefields. Standard artillery carriages often failed in deep snow and extreme cold. From what I can find, these small-caliber guns — typically 2- or 3-pounders or small licornes — were mounded onto wooden sledges. These sleds, fitted with runners instead of wheels, enabled the guns to move swiftly across snow and ice…"
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| Berzerker73 | 10 Mar 2026 5:02 p.m. PST |
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 ochoin  | 11 Mar 2026 5:24 a.m. PST |
There's a lot to like with this artillery stand. |
| Frederick | 11 Mar 2026 7:24 a.m. PST |
Excellent work! I believe those are Foundry Cossacks – I have them and I have to say that your conversion work is outstanding – great work and amazing painting/basing |
 Flashman14 | 11 Mar 2026 8:36 a.m. PST |
Ridley Scott scene: YouTube link (These look great, by the way) |
| rmaker | 11 Mar 2026 9:10 a.m. PST |
But how far did they recoil when fired? |
| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2026 2:24 p.m. PST |
Happy you like them boys… Armand |
| Cuprum2 | 11 Mar 2026 8:16 p.m. PST |
Maneuvering cannons through deep snow on the battlefield is virtually impossible. In northern countries, cannons were often mounted on sled carriages during winter, including in Russia.
Here are some examples of Swedish and Norwegian cannons from the Northern War:
link Russian cannon from the war of 1812 on a sled carriage.
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| Flashman14 | 12 Mar 2026 7:55 a.m. PST |
Big Lee is working on an 1812 Russian Retreat rule set that looks interesting. |
| Tango01 | 12 Mar 2026 2:27 p.m. PST |
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