The LondAArn 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 ]

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:

Bill for the London Gun Club said:

For the construction of the mortar at the request of the London Gun Club the following materials are provided as requested.

10 crates of small arms materials, five pounds.
10 crates of artillery bits, five pounds.

5 crates of wine, one hundred and fifty pounds.
5 crates of beer, one hundred and eighty pounds.
20 crates of canned food, one thousand two hundred pounds.
One thousand pounds in import taxes.
and 12 engineers.

Costing a total two thousand five hundred and forty pounds.

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"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.

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 ).

No respectable artillerymen can go to war without crates of beer and wine. Apparently :rofl:

and tea, don't forget the tea!