German Heer 120mm heavy mortar team (1943-45) euDeveloped in 1941, the 12 cm GrW 42 was an attempt to give German infantry units a close support weapon with a heavier performance than the mortars used in general service at the time. The weapon was a copy of the mortar used by Soviet forces on the Eastern Front after caputuring several examples, which were also pressed into service as the Granatwerfer 378 (r). The GrW 42 was the usual three part construction made up of a circular base plate like the
Pack contains 1 metal wagon and two crew figures
full of fun and make great markers for Black Powder games too
Our Scorpion Battery provides you with 3 plastic Scorpion Catapults and their crew
a fully detailed engine bay and a rear door that is hanging off
Either way it was a tough vehicle to fight against as it was reliable and a small target
could sometimes be found soldiers like these sword and buckler men
The weight and speed of these bolts would mean that shields and armour would offer little protection
2 x Stone Wall sections with Gates
but by 1627 when Ottavio Piccolomini (who became a famed cavalry commander in his own right) was installed as Commander of the Lifeguard it had expanded to one company of armoured lancers
but advancing “at the trail” seems to have been the favoured mode
Sculpted by our own Wojtek (did we mention that he's Polish
The Battalia includes the following:
