Warlord Games | Richard K Leclercq | Activity https://www.warlordgames.com/community-members/hardlec/activity/ Activity feed for Richard K Leclercq. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:45:40 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 045cf31aca3399d82d6f27f6655e50c7 Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/page/2/#post-181195 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:13:04 +0100 My primary source is Ian Hogg.
The shells of the 25 pounder weighed slightly over half as much as the 105.  The 25 pounder had 6 crew, the 105 had seven.  So with almost as many men and lighter shells, the 25 pounder could fire at a higher sustained rate than the 105.  When I served, during the cold war, I was in intelligence.  If war broke out…[Read more]

]]> 0 4335b98ad59ea19af5f6d286d985b0f1 Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/page/2/#post-181159 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 12:01:21 +0100 I’ve read Cooper’s book. I decline to use it as a resource for information. None of many WWII vets I’ve talked to agree with it. Cooper had an axe to grind. I do not share his opinion.

Wikipedia stats are: QF 25 pounder 6 rpm, 105mm 3 rpm, in regular use. Yes, both guns could do 10 rpm in extreme circumstances.

According to the rulebook, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f161c8ba666ff923049faaf11d0ddca Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/#post-181115 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:04:23 +0100 The British did use the Priest with 105 as well as the Sexton with 25 pounders.  By the time the Allies reached Germany, 105 ammunition was in short supply and the British had to rely more on their 25 pounders.  From the Nazi’s point of view, it mattered little.  25 pounder had a ROF of 6 per minute.  105 had an rof of 3.  In terms of weight thro…[Read more]

]]> 0 68be4ed4522c7f497acd717c52b38e08 Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/#post-181112 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:09:50 +0100 Total Disagreement, as:
A:  The British used hundreds of lend-lease 105mm howitzers and
B:  In my educated and informed opinion, the 25 pounder was a weapon just as effective for its purpose as the 105; i.e. a weapon with good direct fire and indirect fire abilities.  The 25 pounder was a new weapon at the beginning of WWII. During the fall of Fr…[Read more]

]]> 0 566bc7e00938d907867aede0746e7cd0 Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/#post-181078 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:54:49 +0100 I’m going to use 25 pounder models and “proxy” them as 105mm guns.  I will pay the points for a 105, play it like a 105, and use the model of a 25 pounder.  No quibble on custom rules.  This will give me an excuse to get a Centurion when it comes out.

]]> 0 9033e5b2acd1abbbd0a005857ae3c1bc Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/#post-180315 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:46:34 +0100 First off, the 25 pounder was a field gun, not any sort of howitzer.  It had a longer by proportion barrel and a muzzle velocity higher than any howitzer.  It was intended to engage targets with direct as well as indirect fire.  It was also designed for a high rate of fire, so the 25 pounder could throw 6 shells in a minute, where the 105 threw 3.…[Read more]

]]> 0 7777c55c889aceacc9aa210f11260b25 Richard K Leclercq replied to the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/#post-180310 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:31:20 +0100 My point goes like this:  As a weapon, the 25-pounder (89 mm) should have better stats, and be more like a 105 (40 pounder) than the 75 mm pack howitzer (10 pounder)

]]> 0 49e60a6de5eda08811a55ae92e1b533e Richard K Leclercq started the topic Brit Starter Box in the forum Konflikt '47 https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/brit-starter-box/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:02:43 +0100 My british starter set included a Cromwell tank, but no Tesla turret.  Is this an oversight, or do I need to buy a separate turret

]]> 0 64f424cfe72914833ed87245b3b70280 Richard K Leclercq started the topic Tesla Walkers in the forum Konflikt '47 https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/tesla-walkers/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 15:00:10 +0100 Is it possible to mount a Tesla gun in a walker?

]]> 0 8334c373bddc0af8ca5b249d92110168 Richard K Leclercq started the topic 25-Pounder in the forum Bolt Action https://www.warlordgames.com/community/topic/25-pounder/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:56:51 +0100 I find the performance of the 25-pounder as listed in the rules disappointing.  The weapon had two special designed shell types for AT use, and it had an incredible rate of fire for short bursts.

Right now it has the same stats as a 75 mm pack howitzer.

Any way to goose up the 25-pounder?

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