World War 1 French guns and tanks........ or a few of the many I have ready for any time someone wants a war game! Plus my 'secret weapon' - more of that later.
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The 50 Centavos coin has appeared again! This time it is next to a French 105mm field gun and its 3 crew. The base represents the mud of France. If you look carefully you can see 'brass' coloured spent shell cases from when the gun has been fired. |
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Two French tanks, both sitting on the famous 50c piece. The larger tank was well feared by the German troops. It has machine guns (hidden by the smaller tank) half way along each side. The tank would stop across a trench and fire the guns along it - soon clearing it of troops. |
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A French railway gun that fired a huge shell many scores of miles. I had been fighting war games with someone who first appeared with a 1/300 scale spotting balloon - which allowed him to see all my troops - even when 'hidden' in trenches. My reply was a squadron of biplanes. He replied with a huge armada of bombers. So, one game, when it was my turn to fire, the umpire put a 3 inch (7.5 cm) diameter cardboard circle on my opponent's troops and declared that area no longer existed. It was not until the game was over did I take him outside the room to show him where, about 30 scale miles away, my railway gun was pounding his troops 'over the horizon'. Well worth the effort!! |