Field Artillery Battery and Army Commanders (Plastic Box x 3) terrain-vehicles the Illustrious was later to

the Illustrious was later to see service with the Eastern Fleet and then the Pacific Fleet

They are armed with: -

Big men on big horses

they usually stopped and waited for further orders rather than seizing the initiative or having the confidence to act on their own

Later Hoplite Greek army

Field Artillery Battery and Army Commanders (Plastic Box x 3) terrain-vehicles the Illustrious was later toIn Europe, massed artillery was beginning to be a regular feature on the battlefield, and came at times to dominate the field. This was much less the case in America for various reasons, such as cost, availability and terrain to name but three. That being said, there were few battles that did not feature artillery of some kind, and any General would have been very happy to have the support of medium or light guns. The guns were on the whole bravely