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Offline Harry Faversham

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Re: NWF Naval Brigade Artillery.
« Reply #15 on: 30 September 2024, 09:36:00 PM »
Wot about a Gatling Gun?
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Offline FifteensAway

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Re: NWF Naval Brigade Artillery.
« Reply #16 on: 30 September 2024, 10:43:11 PM »
Afraid all I have are some 25 mm stuff as left overs from the Great Estate Sale that beset us locally earlier this year.  Most likely too small for your needs.  Either Ral Partha or Minifigs.  I figure to -eventually- paint them and sell them.  But the extras I'd let go gratis.
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Re: NWF Naval Brigade Artillery.
« Reply #17 on: 01 October 2024, 08:18:46 AM »
If you mean an Indian Army Gatling, I'm not sure they even had them, and am pretty sure nobody sells them. If you are determined to give them one you'll have to find some crew figures who don't look like they're too obviously manning a cannon (or do some converting) and pair them with one from a British Army or Royal Navy set.

Historically speaking (though I realise that isn't really a concern), I believe any Gatlings used on the NWF would have been crewed by the RA, but I'm certainly not any kind of expert. Somebody such as Mad Guru could probably tell you.


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Offline Mad Guru

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Re: NWF Naval Brigade Artillery.
« Reply #18 on: 06 January 2025, 07:22:51 AM »
Just saw this now.  Yes, Plynkes is correct Re: Gatling guns on the NWF, they were always crewed by the Royal Artillery.  Empress have a RA Gatling in their Zulu War range.  The crew are in blue service dress uniforms but can easily be painted khaki.  On the Frontier they would generally -- though not always -- be wearing puttees, but for a "What If?" scenario I don't know how important that would be.  There are other Gatlings on the market, such as in the Perrys Sudan range, but they have Naval crews.  I don't know any example of Naval gun crews or Naval Brigade Infantry serving on the Frontier, though during the Mutiny maybe some got close.

Depending on the specific date of your What If scenario, there is a British Maxim gun and crew in the old Wargames Foundry Boer War range, wearing khaki uniforms and puttees.
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Re: NWF Naval Brigade Artillery.
« Reply #19 on: 06 January 2025, 07:15:09 PM »
, he is the reason there are thousands of wild camels in Arizona (to this day). Honestly, a man who made his eccentric mark on the world


I can confirm there were camels out west as one appeared on The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams tv show, circa 1975.
Wasn't the reason for bringing camels to the SW U.S. for use in crossing the desert?
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