XVIII secolo Pirates

Soldatini e Modellini

XVIII secolo pirates are featured in many popular books e films, e they make a welcome addition to any Marlburian, Guerra dei Sette Anni, o guerra di indipendenza americana miniature army collection. Navi britannici, francesi, olandesi, Spanish, ed American either engaged in o opposed piracy at the time. Units della fanteria regolare e marines were deployed to defend port facilities in the Americas, e to attack pirate strongholds if e when they were discovered. Giocatori Wargame will find this chapter of colonial warfare fascinating enough to rekindle their interest in the horse&musket period of gaming. Any XVIII secolo wargame army may be used to portray this struggle for colonial gains. Pirates fought as skirmishers who may be pitted against sailors, marines, e naval landing parties. Fanteria skirmishers regolare e rifles may appear in skirmish scenarios involving due of the major powers e their privateering allies operating in the Americas.

Soldatini Disponibili

• Pirate Captain & ufficiali, 25 mm OGP 1
• Pirates con Cutlass, 25 mm OGP 2
• Pirates con Firearms, 25 mm OGP 3
• Pirates con Knives, 25 mm OGP 4
• Pirate Long Boat & Crew, 25 mm OGP 5
• The Bearded Treasure Party, 25 mm OGP 6
• Pirate Artiglieria & Crew, 25 mm OGP 7
• Pirate Galley (40 cm Hull), 25 mm OGP 8
• Man of War, 25 mm OGP 9
• Brigantine, 25 mm OGP 10
• Swivel Guns con Crews, 25 mm OGP 11
• Female Pirates, 25 mm OGP 12
• Dead Pirates, 25 mm OGP 13
• European Sailors, 25 mm OGP 14
• European Captains, 25 mm OGP 15
• Pirate Looters con Victims, 25 mm OGP 16
• Captured Civilian Slaves, 25 mm OGP 17
• Pirates gambling at Table, 25 mm OGP 18
• Men climbing Rigging, 25 mm OGP 19
• Fat Island Governors con creepy Assistants, 25 mm OGP 20
• Governor’s mounted Guard, 25 mm OGP 21
• Cannibal Warriors, 25 mm OGP 22
• Cannibal Chieftain on Throne con Attendants, 25 mm OGP 23
• Cannibal Canoe con Crew, 25 mm OGP 24
• Captured Pirates con one poor Mate in Cooking Pot, 25 mm OGP 25
• Cannibal Village (4 Huts), 25 mm OGP 26
• Voodoo Warriors, 25 mm OGP 27
• Village Mob, 25 mm OGP 28
• European Artiglieria con Crew, 25 mm OGP 30
• Marines britannici (early XVIII secolo), 25 mm OGP 31
• Pirates Inglesi, 1:72 Orion 72001
• Unarmed Pirates, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-1
• Armed Pirates, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-2
• Pirates con Muskets, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-3
• Pirate Gun Crew, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-4
• Pirate ufficiali, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-5
• Guns, medium (4), 15 mm Peter Pig 10-6
• Pirates con Swivel Guns, Peter Pig 15 mm 10-7
• Barrel Pile, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-8
• Rowing Boat, large, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-9
• Rowing Boat Crew, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-10
• Government Musket Troops, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-11
• Government ufficiali, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-12
• Governor, Priest, e Bodyguards, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-13
• Pirate Band, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-14
• Natives con Spears, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-15
• Native Command, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-16
• Dead Pirates, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-17
• Pirate Characters, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-18
• Women, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-19
• Corsair Command, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-20
• Corsairs, armed, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-21
• Corsair Gun Crew, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-22
• Corsairs con Muskets, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-23
• Pirates in Water con Sharks, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-24
• Native Rowers, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-25
• Government Gun Crew, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-26
• Armed Mob, 15 mm Peter Pig 10-27

Bibliografia

• A General History of the Pyrates, Daniel Defoe, Manuel Schonhorn
• Piraten, Gilles Lapouge

Utilizzo Storico

• Mary Read ed Anne Bonny, sailed con Jack Rackham from 1710 to 1720.
• Samuel Bellamy roamed the coast of the America Colonies from 1716 to 1717.
• Blackbeard terrorized Caribbean seafarers from 1716, until he was killed in 1718.
• Hundreds of American Privateers attacked shipping britannico during the rivoluzione americana, 1775–1783. John Paul Jones’ daring e successful raids made him an American national hero. He is known as the Father of the American Navy.
• Barbary Coast Pirates operating from the Mediterranean ports of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, e Tripoli had been extorting large tribute payments from European seafaring nations for centuries. When US merchant ships were no longer protected by the Navy britannico after American Independence, the US Navy e Marines became involved in the 1801 to 1805, e 1815 Barbary Wars which put an end to Barbary Coast piracy.

Conversioni Possibili

• XVIII secolo Pirates may be used as sailors, e vice versa.

Related Films

• Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
• Fluch der Karibik, starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
• Die Piratenbraut, starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine
• Cutthroat Island, starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine

XVIII secolo Pirates offer a fascinating diversion to large scale XVIII secolo wargames at a fraction of the cost. Truppe regolari may be supplemented by pirates e privateers to portray troops defending a colonial outpost somewhere in the Americas.

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– Pubblicato: 11.09.2002 – Aggiornato: 08.03.2005
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