I was listening to one of the highly recommended
History Network podcasts on my Sunday morning walk. This one covered the
history of the torpedo and briefly mentioned that the first successful torpedo
attack in history was during the Russo-Turkish War. The naval aspects of this
conflict have largely passed me by.
On January 25, 1878, two Russian steam cutters “Chesma” and
“Sinop”, successfully sank the Turkish ship “Intibach”. The steam cutters
belonged to the steamboat “Grand
Prince Konstantin”, the fastest Russian ship of the
Black Sea Fleet. The commander of the steamboat, Lieutenant Stepan Makarov, was
genuinely interested in new technologies and new weapons, having already
completed a number of operations against the Turkish fleet. More on this clash here.
On the subject of 19th Century conflicts, SteveBarber Models have brought out a new range of 28mm figures for the 1848
revolutionary wars. Needless to say the Hungarian figures caught my eye, they
look fabulous. Austrian's are on the way.
I was tempted to try this when Ralf Weaver
brought out his book on the subject (Hungarian Army 1848-49 from Partizan Press), but couldn't settle on a figure range to
convert. This new range settles that problem when you consider that it will be
perfect for Sharp Practice 2.
While on this subject I should also give a mention to Outpost Miniatures, Russo-Turkish War range. They have added Romanians to the range, again very nice.
I've been waiting for the Steve Barber releases as well. Very exciting. I've also been thinking about the Redoubt figures, but haven't quite figured out how to order them from here in the US.
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Ed M