English: Media relating to artillery used in the Second Boer War 1899 - 1902. A rare Boer War naval gun in the National Army Museum's collection, one of only three of its type remaining in Britain, sheds light on the largely unknown role of artillery volunteers in the South African war. It fired a shell one pound in weight accurately over a distance of 3,000 yds. Subcategories. Boer War in Miniature This is the record of my attempt to create 20mm forces to wargame the opening months of the Second Boer War. 5.

The first gun to be called a pom-pom was the 37 mm Nordenfelt-Maximm or “QF 1-pounder” introduced during the Second Boer Warr, the smallest artillery piece of that war. This was the first time the Boers had been under shrapnel fire and many of them fled the field as soon as the British guns opened up. (2,700 m). View this object. Boer War artillery volunteers. A rare Boer War naval gun, one of only three of its type remaining in Britain, sheds light on the largely unknown role of artillery volunteers in the South African war. Rule: The British artillery may not fire on the pom-pom until the turn after it opens fire. As this blog is for a side project to my main area of interest it may not get updated very often but I will try to post as often as I can.

The Boers had never had much use for artillery. 4. The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979) The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 by Fransjohan Pretorius (Struik and … The barrel was water-cooled, and the shells were belt-fed from a 25-round fabric belt. However one Unit, the 1st Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) managed to persuade officialdom to make an exception and in January 1900 authority was given for it to raise a battery for the war.

Meanwhile the War Office had declared a policy of accepting only infantry and yeomanry volunteers for service in South Africa - Artillery was specifically excluded.
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A gun of the Elswick Battery, part of 19th Brigade, in South Africa, 1900 . Category:Second Boer War artillery.

View this object. Boer War artillery volunteers. After all, their wars were ones with the inhabitants of the lands they were conquering, and against men armed with edged weapons, clubs and a few old guns, the Boer rifleman was more than a match. Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. explore this story . Rule: On the first turn that the British artillery fires roll 1xD6 for each Boer Commando, the result is the number of Boers who panic and flee. Boer War.

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