This kit includes:
- 3 trees with removable tops, perfect to use with the addition of foliage
- 3 tree stumps
- 3 scatter terrain pieces
All models are supplied as both Pre-supported and Unsupported 28mm scale STLs and LYS files.
- The Prussian Crusade in the 13th century took place in a diverse and challenging terrain. The Prussian territories, inhabited by pagan tribes, featured a range of geographical features, including dense forests, rolling plains, marshes, and numerous rivers. This varied landscape presented many advantages for the local inhabitants in resisting the invasion. The dense forests in the northern and western regions provided natural cover for the Prussian tribes, making it difficult for the Teutonic Knights to maneuver effectively. Guerrilla warfare tactics were often employed by the Prussian tribes in these wooded areas, taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain.
Most of the combat took in fact place within a region characterized by deciduous forests, heathland, and marshes. These Baltic forests, with their thick underbrush, differed significantly from the more open coniferous forests found further north. In the heart of this landscape lay the upper Niemen, Vilya, and Dvina rivers, where the Lithuanians and their recently subjugated Russian subjects cultivated enough land to sustain a sizable population. Yet, they still preserved a swath of untouched forest stretching over 150 kilometers (93 miles) wide, serving as a natural buffer between themselves and the Teutonic Knights in Prussia and Livonia.
Surprisingly, it wasn't the trees themselves that posed the primary obstacle; rather, it was the dense undergrowth, marshes, and numerous waterways that truly impeded the movement of military forces. That's why, during the crusade, the knights were often forced to abandon their horses and fight on foot, and were many times ambushed and forced to fight while bogged down in the many local marshes and wetlands.
