tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post6112744616464579300..comments2024-03-25T14:31:26.370-04:00Comments on Anton's Wargame Blog: Photo Essay: Fort Matanzas, FloridaAnton Ryzbakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-39698460305030660512013-05-08T23:58:25.935-04:002013-05-08T23:58:25.935-04:00Such a structure would be perfect for controlling ...Such a structure would be perfect for controlling a canal as the firepower is very one-directional. This one was built to exert maximum firepower at ships trying to cross the bar into a narrow inlet which would then have to sail directly toward the fort, very much like a canal. Of course a couple of Whitworth Rifles and a handful of Martini-Henrys would be far more powerful than some 18th century cannons!Anton Ryzbakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-60223780907699154712013-05-08T19:00:55.488-04:002013-05-08T19:00:55.488-04:00I was thinking it was just the thing for one of my...I was thinking it was just the thing for one of my VSF outposts. Small, at a key point. Maybe along a Martian canal.J Womack, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14400879353685357966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-22898818614631644472013-05-08T16:22:35.953-04:002013-05-08T16:22:35.953-04:00A couple of officers and perhaps twenty five men. ...A couple of officers and perhaps twenty five men. <br /><br />I am thinking of building one as a model in 28mm, it would go nicely with my Pirates and the 28mm Lace Wars figures from Wargames FactoryAnton Ryzbakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844552779982758219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468757974079920304.post-10196657658796943462013-05-08T10:29:23.492-04:002013-05-08T10:29:23.492-04:00Very interesting, and useful, too. Any idea about ...Very interesting, and useful, too. Any idea about how many men would have been stationed in the place?J Womack, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14400879353685357966noreply@blogger.com