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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: harmonkeys on 10 February 2009, 03:30:29 PM

Title: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: harmonkeys on 10 February 2009, 03:30:29 PM

Does anyone out there (that means you, Helen)  know how the MG squadrons in British Cavalry Regiments carried their MGs? I know in the early war they still used British Maxims, is there any chance they used Maxims on wheeled carriages (a la Boer War)? Or were they carried on Pack Horses? Also how were the Hotchkiss Rifles of the later war carried?
Thanks
Scott Pasha
http://scottpasha.blogspot.com/

Title: Re: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: pbeccas on 10 February 2009, 11:06:24 PM

Pack horses.

Title: Re: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: Helen on 11 February 2009, 11:31:40 PM

Thanks Paul,

Hi Scott, Here are some useful bits:

http://alh-research.tripod.com/weapons.htm

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/713/page03ath9.jpg

Vickers were carried the same way on pack horses with special frames etc.

No wheeled mounted maxims  o_o

Helen

Title: Re: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: dadlamassu on 12 February 2009, 07:47:39 AM

The third segment of the film shows Cavalry MGs coming into action.

http://www3.nfb.ca/ww1/building-a-force-film.php?id=531246

Title: Re: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: harmonkeys on 12 February 2009, 03:14:59 PM

Thanks, all.
Helen, you always seem to have found the most amazing info. How do you do it?
Anyhow, it's sort of a moot point unless someone releases pack horses with Vickers / Hotchkiss Rifles on them (like BG's Mountain Gun pack Train.) I just want to cook up something to help differentiate Yeomanry MG sections from Infantry MG sections. Probably I'll just do a loose conversion. Who makes Pack Horses? I've got lots of donkeys and Mules but no Horses.
yours
Scott Pasha

Title: Re: WWI MG Squadrons-- Equipment Question
Post by: Helen on 13 February 2009, 11:17:54 AM

Quote from: harmonkeys on 12 February 2009, 03:14:59 PM

Thanks, all.
Helen, you always seem to have found the most amazing info. How do you do it?
Anyhow, it's sort of a moot point unless someone releases pack horses with Vickers / Hotchkiss Rifles on them (like BG's Mountain Gun pack Train.) I just want to cook up something to help differentiate Yeomanry MG sections from Infantry MG sections. Probably I'll just do a loose conversion. Who makes Pack Horses? I've got lots of donkeys and Mules but no Horses.
yours
Scott Pasha

Hi Scott,

I'm not sure you have been following this thread as indicated below, but if sales are good then expect to see in phase two.. a pack horse mounted vickers:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=9119.0

It maybe light horse, but I'm sure you would be okay with this!

Helen