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Subject:	Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs
Date:	Sun, 29 Sep 2002 07:18:13 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Kenneth Tam writes: > Eeep! > > I've been off the board too long -- I come back and the Hussars have arrived > -- in fine looking fashion no less! Well, nothing like quite like cavalry to > tip the scales in a boarding action... Actually there is.... Port Brique now has horse artillery. ;-) http://www.lugnet.com/loc/au/~1285/PortBrique/GrandArmie Why horse artillery? Because I had a few spare blue torsos, and a lot more of those old tyres... and some superficial research showing horse artillerists wearing large busbies. > Huh? > > Well, a good disincentive for a landing against Port Brique! And I've now > got a hankering to toy with some bearskins for grenadier companies... or > maybe highlanders... > > Once again, great work! Cheers Richie Dulin

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		Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!)
(...) Magnifique! I like the uniforms, the carriage, and the gun is wonderful - so simple, so elegant, so, just so! Most excellent. I already have a half dozen red Hussar types sitting on my monitor. Now its off to build some light field pieces. i (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs)

		Re: Horse Artillery (was Re: Hussars!)
(...) dressed horsemen to the Pacific, haven't they? (...) I spent last night trying various things with tire hats, and surprisingly, Horse Artillery crossed my mind to... though the French were the only ones to wore the bushbies... I need tarleton (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs)

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		Re: Hussars!
Eeep! I've been off the board too long -- I come back and the Hussars have arrived -- in fine looking fashion no less! Well, nothing like quite like cavalry to tip the scales in a boarding action... Huh? Well, a good disincentive for a landing (...) (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs)

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