Ottoman Turks
The last of the Artillery
One of the things with the Ottomans was the use of Artillery and in particular the inclusion of trained artillery troops within the “Kapikula” or “Household Troops” of the Sultan providing professional artillery crews. So Ottoman forces could include more artillery than there opponents in this period both in the field and at sieges.
While I have already completed four heavy guns it was time to add four medium guns. The original guns I have are from The Assault Group so to try and make these look different I picked up four guns and crew from Old Glory. These included a couple of “older” looking guns. This is because one advantage with an Ottoman army is you can use some of the troops over a 300 year period as dress changed little in the period. The only issue I had with the Old Glory figures was that they all had the same version of hat. While this type of hat does appear in contemporary illustrations the odd turban would have been good but you cannot have everything.
Guns ready for action
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