by Friedrich August I. » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:55 am
Rob Herrick wrote:What exactly were the galloper guns used for? I thought horse artillery hadn't been invented yet . . .
Rob,
It was'nt intended as horse artillery in the way we know the term.
The thought was to have a light artillery piece that could easely follow the foot regiments. The caliber goes from 1/2, 1, 2, 3 to 4 pounders. You can say, more or less, it was an englisch answer to the Regimental guns of the other European States.
Hope that helps,
Günter
[quote="Rob Herrick"]What exactly were the galloper guns used for? I thought horse artillery hadn't been invented yet . . .[/quote]
Rob,
It was'nt intended as horse artillery in the way we know the term.
The thought was to have a light artillery piece that could easely follow the foot regiments. The caliber goes from 1/2, 1, 2, 3 to 4 pounders. You can say, more or less, it was an englisch answer to the Regimental guns of the other European States.
Hope that helps,
Günter
