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Date	Original Topic
1st January 2002	Rocket battery By Alex Rossiter Hi I am going to make up the rocket battery that was at isandlwana but im not sure what it consisted of (im using 15mm figures)ive got 2 rockets plus launchers,4 rocket crew,4 mules ,and i might use 4 british regulars to add numbers,does anyone else know any more bit i could include Thanx
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2nd January 2002	Gary Laliberty Hi Alex: The Manual of Field Artillery Exercises(1871 or 1877) specified that "the (crew) detachment consists of one non-commissioned officer and four gunners". In fact Maj. Russell's rocket battery, attached to Durnford's No. 2 Column, consisted of one RA bombardier and eight members of the 24th to man three troughs, which were carried on mules. I hope this has help you. Gary
2nd January 2002	Alex Rossiter Thankyou for the help gary ,ill paont the 3 of the artillery men in 24th uniform and leave one as the officer
5th January 2002	Alex Rossiter The painting of my 15mm zulu war figures is going a bit slow averaging about 3 figs a day,theres so much detail on these 15mm miniatures im even painting in the buttons