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Battery Alpha, 2nd Lenfald Artillery, GC XIV Entry
The Shard Sling MKII is Lenfald's newest, and deadliest, battlefield weapon.
Capable of easy transport, the shard sling is capable of devastating cavalry and infantry alike, as well as being ideally suited to taking down enemy beasts and defending castles.
Its one failing is in siege work, where the Shard Sling is virtually useless, being incapable of punching through stone walls.
First designed by Arfondo Desolta during the Rebellion of Roawia, the original Shard Slings were slow to reload, and the ammunition, jagged shards of metal, were simply poured into the chamber, and propelled outward in a scattered spray.
After the war, Arfondo's chief apprentice, (Arfondo himself had been killed during the war), Darle Walson, set about improving upon his mentor's design, fixing many of the problems that had shown themselves during combat, taking extensive feedback from the crews that operated them.
The most major changes were the incorporation of a spring-assisted cocking system, more mobile carriage, and the development of more advanced ammunition.
Where previously the loader had had to wear steel mesh gloves, in order to load the loose metal, that was no longer the case, as the metal shards were contained within a specially-designed cylinder made of canvas stretched over a basalwood framework.
When fired, the canvas and basalwood would disintegrate, releasing the metal shards.
Once numbering only in ones and twos, there are now eight official Shard Sling batteries, four of which are stationed in Stonewald.
Crewed by three, a loader, a captain/gunner, and an armer/caisson driver, Shard Slings operate in batteries of six, with one battery captain overseeing all six pieces.
Each artillery unit is made up of two of these batteries.
This scene depicts part of Battery Alpha, of the 2nd Lenfald Artillery, (attached to the Province of Carenval), conducting training operations near the Wandering Woods.
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So, here's my entry for GC XIV, in the Cream of the Crop category. I've had these two pieces lying around for awhile now, and figured now was the perfect time to use them. Hope you all like it!
Battery Alpha, 2nd Lenfald Artillery, GC XIV Entry
The Shard Sling MKII is Lenfald's newest, and deadliest, battlefield weapon.
Capable of easy transport, the shard sling is capable of devastating cavalry and infantry alike, as well as being ideally suited to taking down enemy beasts and defending castles.
Its one failing is in siege work, where the Shard Sling is virtually useless, being incapable of punching through stone walls.
First designed by Arfondo Desolta during the Rebellion of Roawia, the original Shard Slings were slow to reload, and the ammunition, jagged shards of metal, were simply poured into the chamber, and propelled outward in a scattered spray.
After the war, Arfondo's chief apprentice, (Arfondo himself had been killed during the war), Darle Walson, set about improving upon his mentor's design, fixing many of the problems that had shown themselves during combat, taking extensive feedback from the crews that operated them.
The most major changes were the incorporation of a spring-assisted cocking system, more mobile carriage, and the development of more advanced ammunition.
Where previously the loader had had to wear steel mesh gloves, in order to load the loose metal, that was no longer the case, as the metal shards were contained within a specially-designed cylinder made of canvas stretched over a basalwood framework.
When fired, the canvas and basalwood would disintegrate, releasing the metal shards.
Once numbering only in ones and twos, there are now eight official Shard Sling batteries, four of which are stationed in Stonewald.
Crewed by three, a loader, a captain/gunner, and an armer/caisson driver, Shard Slings operate in batteries of six, with one battery captain overseeing all six pieces.
Each artillery unit is made up of two of these batteries.
This scene depicts part of Battery Alpha, of the 2nd Lenfald Artillery, (attached to the Province of Carenval), conducting training operations near the Wandering Woods.
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So, here's my entry for GC XIV, in the Cream of the Crop category. I've had these two pieces lying around for awhile now, and figured now was the perfect time to use them. Hope you all like it!