Black Powder Epic Battles - American Civil War: Siege Mortar battery anglo-zulu-war These trucks were the mainstays

These trucks were the mainstays for the famous "Red Ball Express"

Gyong-Duk was awarded with the Hero of the DPRK honour

Numbers of Mastadons remain relatively low at this stage of the war

We were just excited to release these and couldn't wait for the studio to paint them

The 36/39M was common throughout the Hungarian Defence Force and employed modern shaped charges to good effect

Black Powder Epic Battles - American Civil War: Siege Mortar battery anglo-zulu-war These trucks were the mainstaysThe primary roles of siege mortars are to reduce fortifications, firing explosive shells over intervening walls. The high trajectory of mortar shells allows for disruption and devastation of structures not usually able to be targeted by normal artillery fire. Conversely they can be used in defence of sieges by harassing enemy work parties who are preparing trenches and siege batteries. The 8 inch siege mortar had a maximum range of around 2,225 yards,