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Quick Question: Mortars
« on: April 03, 2015, 05:54:19 am »
Hello again folks got a quick question.

How were cohorn mortars transported during the Napoleonic Wars?
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Re: Quick Question: Mortars
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2015, 06:03:53 am »
A wild guess.




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Re: Quick Question: Mortars
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2015, 10:56:21 am »
Sleds or large fucking wagons.
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Re: Quick Question: Mortars
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2015, 12:59:01 pm »
Mortars were part of the siege train (and never used in field battles) so yes, they were transported in wagons, usually entirely taken apart.
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Re: Quick Question: Mortars
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2015, 05:31:34 pm »
Quote from: Duuring on April 03, 2015, 12:59:01 pm
Mortars were part of the siege train (and never used in field battles) so yes, they were transported in wagons, usually entirely taken apart.
Thats what I thought. Thankyou for the quick replies.
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