Perry Choson Korean Hwacha (MLRS)

The two rocket artillery pieces for Changun's army based. The figures themselves are on metal washers and can be removed from magnetic topped stands as casualties if needed.

Here are the stats for Korean rocket artillery from the Imjin War WAB list posted on the WAB Forum: "A rocket launcher has a range of 30”. When successful in To Hit, the RL inflicts 2D6 S4 Hits on the target unit at short range and S3 at long range. A RL requires at least 2 crewmen to move or fire every turn, but may not Move and Fire in the same turn. When down to 1 crewman, it may only fire every second turn."

 

The longer and shorter arrows are only aesthetically different for the rules. I will have to do some research to see how they differed in actual battle.

Historically hwacha were used mainly for defense, like at the Siege of Haengju, but I don't see why they can't be used offensively in games.

Here is a period drawing showing a pole used to elevate the firing platform.

However, some sources say they were fired at a 45 degree angle for better range. The Perry kits comes with such a pole, but I chose not to use them.

I'm waiting for some Perry cavalry to add to this army. They are all in armor and Perry doesn't make any unarmored cavalry. I'd like to have a unit of mounted archers that are unarmored. I think Scheltrum makes some, but I don't think they'd mix well with the Perry figures.