Mountain Howitzer

The M1841 Mountain Howitzer was a very light gun. It was designed to go over rough terrain quickly and to be as mobile as possible. They were used by both the Confederate and Union armies in all theatres, particularly in the Western places such as Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. They were designed to be able to be disassembled and carried by mules or horses. The barrel would ride one horse, the wheels and carriage would ride another, and the ammunition would ride a third horse. They could also be harnessed to just two horses (compared to the usual four to six horses of another field gun) and used a team of five-to-six-gun hands (two or three less than other field guns would require). They weighed a mere 507 lbs., including the carriage as opposed to the 1688 lbs. of a regular 12 pounder howitzer (which were nearly all replaced by napoleons in the federal army but still used by the confederate forces who were short of guns) or the 2300 lbs. of the 12-pounder napoleon. They were used in both the infantry and artillery but were especially practical to use with cavalry as they could be quickly carried on raids and other campaigns. Their normal ammunition was cannister or case shot. They did have their shortcomings however as their range was not really competitive against other field pieces as its effective firing range was only about 1000 yards, about the same as the maximum firing range of the 1861 Springfield rifle.

Information

Attacks (damage × count)

	canister	pierce	13 × 2	melee	(first strike, fireblast, slows, defend only)
	case shot	fire	8 × 3	ranged	(fire from hills, fire from fortifications, no counter-attack)

Resistances

	blade	20%			pierce	20%
	impact	0%			fire	0%
	cold	0%			arcane	10%