rebases some old soldiers.
We have something new in the 28mm Great War range this week – actually, three somethings. We have a trio of heavy mortars, one each for the British, German and French armies.
The French get the Mortier de 58 mm type 2, otherwise known as the Crapouillot or "little toad". The finned projectiles were fitted to a launching tube that fitted within the barrel, with the large warhead projecting beyond the muzzle.
For the British we have a 9.45″ Heavy Trench Mortar, which also picked up the unusual nickname of "flying pigs".
On the German side of the trenches we have the 25cm schwerer Minenwerfer ('heavy mine launcher'). These fired massive 50kg 'mine shells' which had thinner walls but more explosive filling than the conventional 97kg explosive shell. Although they had a very short range of less than 1000m, their effect was as devastating as much heavier artillery pieces.
GW28-103 – 9.45″ Trench Mortar – £2.00 GBP
GW28-305 – 25cm Minenwerfer – £2.00 GBP
GW28-403 – Crapouillot 58mm Mortar – £2.00 GBP
Like the rest of our WWI vehicle range, these are 3Dprinted in resin, under license from Alphonse Marcel.