About early lever-cranked/multibarrel ordenance

[Mancom37]

Hello lads,I am here again with a question regarding automatic ordenance,althought we will not see the infamous gatling on the battlefield there were other types of "automatic" pieces that were used to effect during the american civil war,I will list some here:

Billinghurst Requa Battery
1258

Multi-Barrel gun
25 rifle barrels / .58 caliber / 175 RPM

Agar machine gun(with a front shield)
1259

Lever-Crank
1 barrel / .58 caliber / 125 RPM

Vandenberg Volley Gun
1260

Multi-Barrel Gun
85 rifle barrels (now that would be a pain to reload) / .50 caliber / 170 RPM

Williams smooth bore machine gun
1261

Lever-Crank

1 barrel / 1.56 caliber / 65 RPM


And getting a little bit off the subject,would caltrops be a thing in the game?There were some people lucky enought to find some caltrops dating back to the American civil war like this ones:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=175578&stc=1&d=1332398227
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=175575&stc=1&d=1332398227

[Hinkel]

Well, like we said in the Kickstarter campaign:
The game features the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and the weapons, which were used during those battles, like Antietam.

As far as I know, there weren't any of your guns reported in any field reports or letters in the battle of Antietam. :)

[Leifr]

None of these types saw use at Antietam or the wider Maryland Campaign as far as I'm aware. I visited Antietam in early August and noted there to only be the two types of artillery - smoothbore (1841 and 1857 Napoleon) and the rifled (Parrott and 3").

[Mancom37]

Ah damn it,well I will see if I can find any more information about the use of this weapons but thanks for the quick response!

Also do you have any information about the use of caltrops and other traps during the Maryland Campaign?

[Bravescot]

Trust me mate, I'm sure they appreciate you making an effort but they have all corners of historical accuracy covered. There was but one thing I was able to point out as a mistake and it was a really small thing that most people would nae have noticed.

[Mancom37]

Trust me mate, I'm sure they appreciate you making an effort but they have all corners of historical accuracy covered. There was but one thing I was able to point out as a mistake and it was a really small thing that most people would nae have noticed.


That is without doubt the best thing about this Dev Team!But I guess my days of shooting a lever-cranked gun are far from being rechead :(

[A. P. Hill]

Mancom37 ... try the American - Spanish war. Teddy Roosevelt had a battery of Gatling guns ...

[GeorgeCrecy]

Mancom37 ... try the American - Spanish war. Teddy Roosevelt had a battery of Gatling guns ...

And the Spanish-American War also had this beauty, which is one of my favorite artillery pieces to ever have existed:
1282

[A. P. Hill]

And the Spanish-American War also had this beauty, which is one of my favorite artillery pieces to ever have existed:
1282

Thank gawd we won't be seeing that in this game either!

[GeorgeCrecy]

Thank gawd we won't be seeing that in this game either!

Aww! Come on! Pweeeaaasssee? :(

[Soulfly]

And the Spanish-American War also had this beauty, which is one of my favorite artillery pieces to ever have existed:
1282

That looks more like gattling artillery, what caliber is that ? has this beauty a name ?

[GeorgeCrecy]

It is known as the Hotchkiss Revolving Gun, and the caliber is 37mm, with a 1lb shot and an accurate effective range of 2000 yards. The firing rate was 68 rounds a minute. :cool:

[Soulfly]

It is known as the Hotchkiss Revolving Gun, and the caliber is 37mm, with a 1lb shot and an accurate effective range of 2000 yards. The firing rate was 68 rounds a minute. :cool:

37mm, thats a anti tank gun ! do you know why they choosed that large caliber ?

[GeorgeCrecy]

Technically it is quite smaller than previous generations, considering things like the 3-inch Ordinance Rifle with a shell of 8-9 lbs, or the Napoleon, with a bore dia of 4.62 inches and a ball weight of 12.3 lbs. However, the Hotchkiss was supposed to be a replacement for the old (by that time) Mountain Howitzer, and light enough to be carted around by cavalry without lagging behind. Versions of it were also mounted on warships and used against smaller torpedo boats.

[Soulfly]

ah i didnt thought that this was designed to replace cannons. Thanks for the info !

Ps: i enjoyed your performance at the kickstarter video, a true gentleman

[A. P. Hill]

Aww! Come on! Pweeeaaasssee? :(

Hey, you're a dev knock yerself out! ;)