Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Does anyone know of a good reference for Artillery? Specifically I am looking for a reference that lists the size of guns each country used, their years of use, and range of each gun, for all nationalities, not just the big 5.
Also, if anyone knows the following, it would be of help.
When did the Brits phase out 3lb guns?
When did the French phase out 4lb & 8lb guns?
Was there really a big difference in the effective range of the Prussian vs French 12lb guns?
Did the 2lb gun get used by anyone during Napoleonic wars?
How did the Prussian 7lb and 12lb howitzers equate to each other and to the British 5.5" and French 6" howitzers?
Did any of the howitzers of the period get used as direct fire with cannister/case?
I could keep going, but those are the kind of questions I am trying to get answered.

Ensign William Davis
23rd (Royal Welsh) Fusiliers
4th British Brigade
Anglo-Allied Army

I have studied the Austrian, Bavarian, Prussian, Wurttemberg and some of the other minor allies of France. Either they used a different or older style gun that didnt attain the range of the French or used less powder. When it all comes down to it you really want to find is: how far out were they willing to fire? Al Amos, Dierk Walter and others did an excellant analysis of this on the forum some time back and the basic answer is about 800-1000 yards max. 12lb would fire at longer range but for the most part the other guns were used for shorter work.

Here are some URLs that might help though I think you are seeking some info that is found in some basic references.

Remember: the smaller nations either bought, borrowed, copied or were given guns from other nations. Not many Baden guns made in Baden I suspect.

http://www.wtj.com/articles/napart/ has a short history and references.

All about French artillery:
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/artill ... oleon.html

Review on vol. 2 of the Osprey series on Napoleonic Artillery:
http://www.napoleonguide.com/books_osp_ukart2.htm

All about the colors of the carriages, etc.:
http://users.chariot.net.au/~groupnorth/Painting.htm

Austrian Artillery - Osprey:
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/184176499XBT

Greenhill Press has:
http://www.napoleon-series.org/reviews/ ... narty.html

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

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