HaT 1:72 Britisih Rocket Troops 8003

HaT 1:72 Britisih Rocket Troops 8003

Though rockets were an old weapon in parts of Asia, it was the British that introduced them into the Napoleonic Wars. They had come across them in India, and Sir William Congreve had developed them into a ship-borne weapon which saw action in several naval engagements, and also latterly on land at battles like Leipzig and Waterloo. Though very inaccurate they were on occasions quite successful and were certainly impressive in an age unfamiliar to such things.

However though Austria began similar development work it was only the British that used this ‘ammunition without ordnance’ during the war.

HaT 1:72 Britisih Rocket Troops 8003 HaT 1:72 Britisih Rocket Troops 8003 HaT 1:72 Britisih Rocket Troops 8003 Though rockets were an old weapon in parts of Asia, it was the British that introduced them into the Napoleonic Wars. They had come across them in India, and Sir William Congreve had developed them into a ship-borne weapon which saw action in several naval engagements, and also latterly on land at battles like Leipzig and Waterloo. Though very inaccurate they were on occasions quite successful and were certainly impressive in an age unfamiliar to such things. However though Austria began similar development work it was only the British that used this ‘ammunition without ordnance’ during the war.