Monday 1 February 2021

Austro-Hungarian preparations for the 32nd Battle of the Isonzo

Not to be outdone the Austrians prepare their own artillery. Both guns are very old (pre-WW2?) tinplate models with rather rusty spring mechanisms. And both are far too fragile to fire!  



10 comments:

John Y said...

Those are some fearsome looking guns!

The wheels on the right-hand gun look wells suited for moving up steep grades.

Tim Gow said...

John Y
I think there will be deployed far behind the lines! But you're right about the 'shoes' on the larger gun - all pivoted and an absolute delight to roll along. Er, so I'm told by a friend...

tradgardmastare said...

This project is going great guns so far!

Martin Rapier said...

I am glad we supported by what appear to be 380mm guns! The rim shoes on the right hand gun are fabulous.

Tim Gow said...

tradgardmastare
I see what you did there!

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
I have made modest improvements since I acquired it - the wheels had been painted gold!

James Fisher said...

Both sides are bringing out the big guns for this one. You are building expectation nicely.
Regards, James

Tim Gow said...

James Fisher
Given that not even the players will be here in person it seems only fair to show off the toys.

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Crikey .. how did I miss this build up of forces on the blog sphere .. my intell was sadly missing!

Tim Gow said...

Geordie
I expect you were in a pi*s-up in Venice with the Italian CO.