GW Empire historical lookalikes

[Bushbaby]

Yeah, they do. For some reason I was thinking the figures had the lion shield and that they came with massive breastplates and funny helmets.

You are excused, I know what you mean.

Another question: when did mounted men at arms with lances stop using shields?

[von Lucky]

Usually declined when they started wearing full plate armour. So from about 1400 onwards in central Europe, a little later to the north and east.

[Bushbaby]

Ok, great! Since most of my heavy empire lancers lack shields anyway

[Bushbaby]

What do you think about the Helblaster Volley Gun? Any historical equivalents?

[Yuber Okami]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribauldequin

[Bushbaby]

Yeah but it looks too different. Any other gun that is more similar?

[Metternich]

Typically they have all barrels in one horizontal plane.  But it isn't as if they were made in some factory to spec - each one was hand made and individual.  So there certainly could have been some configured like the GW organ gun.

[von Lucky]

I doubt that anyone would have made anything that complicated. Maybe convert it to a gun with just 3 barrels and almost no decoration.

[pocoloco]

I doubt that anyone would have made anything that complicated. Maybe convert it to a gun with just 3 barrels and almost no decoration.

This.

[von Lucky]

Here you go:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/11492

And:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-barreled_cannon#Other_multi-barreled_cannons

For those that don't know how fantastical the Helblaster Volley Gun is:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics14/img4ca1313cdaf7a.jpg

[Von Trinkenessen]

Or just don't care and use it like the paper panzers in ww2, something that Talhoffer or DaVinci created on paper but not constructed , for rules look @organ guns.

[Metternich]

There is a da Vinci drawing of a much more "complex" gun system, but he almost certainly never actually made it:
 "Da Vinci believed the problem with cannons of the 15th century was that they took too long to load. His solution was to build multi-barreled guns. His 33-barreled organ was 33 small-caliber guns connected together and divided into rows of 11 guns each. The idea was that the first row of 11 would be fired during battle, then the platform would be rotated to aim the next row of cannons. So while one set was being fired, another would be cooling while a third was being loaded."



http://img09.deviantart.net/4396/i/2011/353/d/b/leonardo_davinci_machine_gun_by_fmagalhaes-d4jjjq0.jpg

https://gregnooneblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/leonardo-da-vinci-the-mechanics-of-genius-cannon-mounted-on-rotating-platform/

[Landsknecht]

The Kislev Army of The Empire is basically Polish Winged Lancers.

[Bushbaby]

I think the volley guns will go on ebay, a little bit too fantastic for a swedish 16:th century setting.

Next item up for discussion: what do you have to say about mortars and their use on the battlefield during said period?