The LondAArn gun club
Goal: To explore the exploits of the London gun club and its members.
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Inspiration derives from, 'From the earth to the moon' by Jules Verne.
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Last edited by deadmeat1471; 03-03-2010 at 16:25.
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Nothing wrong with that my friend, nothing wrong with that at allOriginally Posted by deadmeat1471
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I'm looking forward to your first post with childlike curiosity as I have no clue what the London gun club is.
...subscribes...
>>> Weekly AAR Showcase 27|04|2009 <<<"May the sun of june be as bright as the sun of may!" - King Juan I.
The matter of the day, January 1, 1835
Location: the London Gun Club
The London Gun Club has existed since 1781. It came about due to the American War of Rebellion. A group of English gentry created the club in order to discuss the unquestionably manly pursuit of warfare. The short term issue to be brought to the table: how to subdue the once subjugated, now unruly and ungrateful Yankees back into the bondage to which they deserve.
"Problem 1; we are now in a state of intolerable peace, the once blood filled lands of America have descended into ignominious inactivity and scandelous commercial pursuit."
"Problem 2; the Americans have solidified their position in America since Independence and now exist in a state of alertness as to our, British, actions in the theater of politics and war."
"Problem 3; Since our last gun was lost at Yorktown in 1781, we are currently men of esteemed wealth of knowledge in matters of trajectories, powder and shot, all without the means to excise our knowledge through the barrel of a gun."
"If you please sir, what does our venerable captain of the gun club propose?" a small man replied, eyes darting left and right nervously at his peers.
"Just this" replied the captain "that we proceed in the construction of a new gun in the spirit of our 1781 mortar, an artillery piece made of bronze, which would propel 36 inch shot using approximately 480lb of powder".
The mans eyes widened, he stood up from his chair, straightened his cravat and inquired "if you will entreat us as to how we will pay for this grandiose mortar..." he asked with incredulity.
"My dear colonel Sanders, I will of course shoulder this burden, being the origin of its design." replied the captain with an amorous tone so soft, as to dissuade any further discussion of the matter.
The gun club adjourned for the month, the members attending returned to their various pursuits of the military flavor. Numbering in total the gun club now has 4000 members, a far cry from the three founding members in 1781.
....but not before the gun club's secretary, an old soldier with his left hand missing at the wrist, took down the matter of the materials for the purchase by the honorable, Henry Charles Noble, Captain of the London gun club. With his one good hand of course.
[More to come, busy busy at the moment!, a teaser for those who do not know what the gun club refers to
Last edited by deadmeat1471; 04-07-2010 at 02:21.
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Ok - you've reeled me in. More please
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That sounds quite interesting, britain vs. usa featuring super guns should be fun to read.
>>> Weekly AAR Showcase 27|04|2009 <<<"May the sun of june be as bright as the sun of may!" - King Juan I.
Sounds interesting, will try to follow.
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Colonel Ian Sanders, stooping over a list his face grimacing and frowning from time to time, eventually turned back to the Captain of the gun club, "This is indeed an undertaking worthy of our glorious gun club, but the materials, the MATERIALS!" he threw his hands up in the air in despair.
"The materials are of no concern to you Colonel, they are my Affair" Henry walked over and studied the list:
"Do we have a selection of men in the gun club yet whom have both the caliber and intelligence to operate this gun?"
The colonel looked at him blankly, "oh.. uh.. we do indeed, I have already picked out a good few such men! they are of such a quality as to be worth 10,000 of the kings own".
"Splendid, then we shall await the engineers arrival and discuss the matter further." Henry stated as he left the room.
Last edited by deadmeat1471; 06-03-2010 at 00:54.
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comments on the AAr welcome (although nothing has happened yet), I will be posting in bits and pieces as events take place (and as i get time
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10 crates of artillery bits.
With such precision this will surely be an outstanding gun. And it will need to be as the wine and beer may well have an impact on the aim!
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No respectable Brit can do most things without beer and wine.No respectable artillerymen can go to war without crates of beer and wine. Apparently
It's what made us Great!
(and have such high levels of liver disease, but hey!)
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Tea with a drop of whiskey is always welcome!
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