Napoleonic Russian 10-pdr Licorne howitzer 1809-1815 with crew firing kings-colours-flags Spear and Diplyon Shield

Spear and Diplyon Shield

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with skilled hajduks providing covering fire while the Winged Hussars devastated enemy formations with their charges

or a heavily armoured daimyo to lead the charge and hack into the enemy battle line

etc and when buttoned to another soldier's shelter-half they create a simple two-man tent although a single shelter-half could be used as a one-man shelter against sun or wind

Napoleonic Russian 10-pdr Licorne howitzer 1809-1815 with crew firing kings-colours-flags Spear and Diplyon ShieldThe Russian Napoleonic army underwent massive organisational changes in 1805, and the revamping of the artillery arm was a vital part of this as it was considered the most important branch of the Russian army at the time. Count Arakcheyev's reforms had led to a standardisation of gun types so the army could rely upon a uniform selection of 6 pounder and 12 pounder guns and the 10 pounder and 20 pounder Licornes. In conjunction with the Karbanov gun