"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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