Perry WotR light horse pics.

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[Slayer]

very nice, ill take a box or 4

[le bon roi rene]

Very very excited about the release of this box set. With any luck Perry Miniatures will offer a package deal like they did for the Burgundian Squadron. (and maybe a special miniature to boot!)

Cheers,
Fred

[steders]

Great timing, anyone know when they are due for release?

[commissarmoody]

I'll take 4 of the, please. 

[Captain Blood]

They will be released at Salute.

I was lucky enough to be given a frame of these by Michael Perry when I was at Tactica in Hamburg at the weekend, so I hope to make a few up and post pics in the next few days.
Lovely figures - some wonderful new heads in there.

These painted examples are by Painterman - lovely work Simon  

[steders]

so I hope to make a few up and post pics in the next few days.

Less posting on here and more painting if you don't mind

[tancrede]

Very nice minis, as always with the Perry brothers.
Lots of details and options, and the horses look very good too !

[Ray Earle]

Now they look good. Once I've grabbed myself a box I'll start putting the others together. 

[Captain Blood]

Very nice minis, as always with the Perry brothers.
Lots of details and options, and the horses look very good too !

The horse sprue is actually the same as the one in the Mounted Men At Arms set.
But still offers huge potential variety, so I'm not bothered about that

[Steel fist]

Simon has done an excellent job on those, really good colours too

[steders]

How common are crossbow armed cavalry? Seems like a clumsy weapon to use on horseback. Or would they fight like dragoons? Or does no one know!?

[Captain Blood]

There are some medieval illustrations of crossbows being used from horseback, but I think the mounted archers and mounted crossbowmen figures are mainly intended to portray soldiers riding to and from battle / between actions, which we know happened. Whilst there's some evidence that crossbows were used from horseback, I'm pretty sure longbows weren't.
I think mounted crossbowmen are primarily continental / mercenaries rather than English.

[Mad Doc Morris]

Very much looking forward to these models.

How common are crossbow armed cavalry? Seems like a clumsy weapon to use on horseback. Or would they fight like dragoons? Or does no one know!?

Actually, before the spreading of pistols the crossbow was by far the easiest long-range weapon to use from horseback. It requires no strength to draw (although it could be done without a lever) and less skill to aim than a bow. Longbows and arquebuses are definitely more cumbersome; the latter can be fired from the saddle, but not only does reloading take a lot longer than preparing a crossbow, it also becomes nearly impossible if the horse is moving. On the other hand I can think of a number of – admittedly, just from my area of interest, the 16th century – sources which mention crossbows being shot from trotting or even cantering horses. (All European practice, don't know about the British Isles.)

That said, dismounting was always an option for crossbowmen and arquebusiers – and most likely a necessity for longbow-equipped archers.

EDIT: Ack, ninja-ed by the Captain.

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