The Royal Navy provided gunfire support throughout the Gallipoli campaign. This photo shows HMS Bacchante (light cruiser on right) and HMS Colne (E-Class destroyer on left) supporting the August 6-9 1915 operation to capture Sair Bair ridge, north of Anzac Cove. HMS Colne is pounding Old No. 3 outpost, centre left. HMS Bacchante has just landed a broadside on Chunuk Bair, top right.
HMS Bacchante is a Navis Neptun model. I sourced HMS Colne from Waterline Ships. It is actually a model of HMS Swale; the same class but built by the different manufacturer at the time. Swale had the dual sets of funnels. Colne actually had two single funnels but, hey, who’s looking...
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You can read about how we wargamed the landings at Anzac Cove here.