Artillery

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Unit History
The guns shown are of two calibers - 6 pounds and 12 pounds. These were not very mobile nor were they rifled. The Seven Years War marked the end of the Lavallière's system that had in October 1732 imposed the standardization of calibers and the width of axle. In spite of the ordnance, pieces remained too heavy, too difficult to operate and ill-adapted to the evolving conflicts.
The adoption of the Gribeauval system in 1765 began the reformation of the artillery that carried on to Napoleonic times. However, the artillery of the Ancient Regime remained very dependent on the "Intendance" (supply corps or commissariat), especially for transport. The artillery did not possess a separate train rather the Commissariat settled contracts with civil entrepreneurs or requisitioned horses from the local population to move the artillery.














A group of civil entrepreneurs

Comments
The text says it all… slow, cumbersome, heavy… but they sure pack a punch! Unit painted in 2002.

Sources
Image: http://www.wargamer.com/articles/18c_fr_main.asp
Text: Osprey’s Louis XV's Army (4) Light Troops and Specialists (Men-at-Arms 308)