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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: twiglet7 on February 01, 2016, 02:00:07 PM

Title: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: twiglet7 on February 01, 2016, 02:00:07 PM

Hello,

  just looking at the excellent 15mm  B o B  figures posted recently and see some Chinese  camel troops.

 Did the Chinese  or Bolshevik forces actually have any camel  cavalry (camelry?) or mounted infantry ?

 Pete.

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: cuprum on February 01, 2016, 05:00:58 PM

(http://pohodd.ru/gal/d/16759-1/1920-30pustynia.jpg)

In the desert, reds planted infantry on camels ...

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: FramFramson on February 02, 2016, 03:48:25 AM

Image isn't loading for me - anyone else getting this problem?

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: Dr DeAth on February 02, 2016, 05:12:18 AM

Not loading for me either

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: coggon on February 02, 2016, 01:39:03 PM

Works just fine here

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: sukhe_bator on February 02, 2016, 02:03:48 PM

I came across a reference to Chinese and Mongolian infantry camel patrols in eye witness accounts of Baron U-Sternberg's reign of terror in Urga. Apart from the whole issue of hardiness in the Gobi desert, they are considerably higher up than cavalry so made an excellent patrol platform for scouting. It makes sense for anyone operating in that theatre to utilise them...

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: FramFramson on February 02, 2016, 05:11:46 PM

Picture's working now... and what an image it is!  :)

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: sukhe_bator on February 03, 2016, 08:49:42 AM

For anyone wanting convincing that camels are a better observation platform check out this real life comparison. Camel next to horse at 25:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZD0_mM2N8k

Plus you can do odd things like my personal favourite weapon - mounting small calibre artillery on camels. There's an appearance by my real life alter ego explaining the camel gun or 'zamburak' a little further on in the programme for those of you who are interested.

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: Etranger on February 03, 2016, 09:34:06 AM

Quote from: sukhe_bator on February 03, 2016, 08:49:42 AM

For anyone wanting convincing that camels are a better observation platform check out this real life comparison. Camel next to horse at 25:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZD0_mM2N8k

Plus you can do odd things like my personal favourite weapon - mounting small calibre artillery on camels. There's an appearance by my real life alter ego explaining the camel gun or 'zamburak' a little further on in the programme for those of you who are interested.

As m'learned friend describes....

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa214/etranger_album/Divertisements/medium_zps798fa0a2.jpg)

 :)

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: sukhe_bator on February 03, 2016, 10:36:00 AM

Ah, one of my favourite illustrations of what the locals called a 'Dakka dakka dakka'! lol

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: juergen c. olk on February 04, 2016, 02:55:24 AM

Czech Legion Camel transport

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: Etranger on February 09, 2016, 06:22:44 AM

Camel gun, albeit from somewhere in Africa, judging by the askari.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa214/etranger_album/Divertisements/CamelGun_zps6cb6d5eb.jpg)

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: sukhe_bator on March 01, 2016, 02:21:43 PM

Specially bred deaf camels for pulling artillery...

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on March 29, 2016, 01:27:08 PM

Quote from: twiglet7 on February 01, 2016, 02:00:07 PM

Hello,

  just looking at the excellent 15mm  B o B  figures posted recently and see some Chinese  camel troops.

 Did the Chinese  or Bolshevik forces actually have any camel  cavalry (camelry?) or mounted infantry ?

 Pete.

Sure, they did!
Sorry :) Just couldnt stop myself from posting it. A conversion I did  some years ago.

(http://www.backofbeyond.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/18_Prof_Witchheimer_We_Will_Free_Tibet.jpg)

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: marianas_gamer on March 29, 2016, 08:36:32 PM

Thanks Prof! That is a really lovely vignette  :-* :-* :-* and since I had forgotten it, it was like it was all brand new to me  lol lol
Lon

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: juergen c. olk on March 29, 2016, 10:12:22 PM

Absolutely beautiful,love the flashy tie on the Bolo.

Title: Re: Russian or Chinese camel units ?
Post by: Golgotha on April 03, 2016, 10:43:00 PM

Seeing this I started looking up camels carrying guns etc. and found this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamburak

See especially the second picture the camel looks understandably terrified  lol