The Saker was the mainstay of the artillery park. Large and fearsome enough to pound the enemy in the field and also manageable (just!) so that it could arrive on the battlefield. We forg
The leather cannon, or leather gun, was designed from the desire to build a light and cost effective weapon that would help fill the gap between the portable musket an the more static heavy cannons in use at the time. The gun’s odd name comes from the
The 10.5cm leFH 18 Gun was a medium sized howitzer, of an early design (1920s-30s) that was used throughout the conflict on almost every theatre. In this version it is manned by the
German scientists had been working on rocketry for all manner of purposes in the years leading up to the war. When the Germans crashed over the border into Russia in 1942 they had a secret weapon, with the cover name of Nebelwerfer or “Fog thrower”. Th
Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
The battery is made up of 3 cannons and their crew. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
The Russian Napoleonic army underwent massive organisational changes in 1805, and the revamping of the artillery arm was a vital part of this as it was considered the most important branch of the Russian army at the time. Count Arakcheyev
The Russian Napoleonic army underwent massive organisational changes in 1805, and the revamping of the artillery arm was a vital part of this as it was considered the most important branch of the Russian army at the time. Count Arakcheyev
The battery is made up of 3 cannons and their crew. Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
Andy Hobday