31420 Confederate Artillery Crewman with Sponge and Rammer WWII German WS Measuring just over 5 feet

Measuring just over 5 feet long and firing a HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) round it was the best infantry anti tank weapon of its time and quickly copied by the Germans

Santa’s little helpers

Frankincense and Myrrh for the infant Jesus

Providing additional fire support for the rifle squad is this lying prone Ranger about to fire his M1 Rocket Launcher

The device is deceptively simple in that it has only one moving part

31420 Confederate Artillery Crewman with Sponge and Rammer WWII German WS Measuring just over 5 feetConfederate Artillery Crewman with Sponge and Rammer Most of the artillery used during the war were still muzzle loading weapons requiring the powder charge and projectile to be loaded from the front. For a gun crew to get off the maximum number of accurate rounds per minute, they used a system whereby each man had a number. His number indicated his main task, with the number 1 position stationed at the right front of the muzzle. His main piece of