Civil War CSS Texas Ironclad

CSS Texas was an unfinished Confederate casemate ironclad constructed at Richmond during the closing stages of the American Civil War. The intended vessel formed part of the Confederacy’s effort to strengthen its armored river forces. It was captured before completion and never achieved a Confederate combat career, so any account of operational battles would be misleading. The scarcity of industrial resources and the pressure on Confederate shipyards repeatedly delayed ironclad construction. Guns, armor, engines, and trained workers all had to be assembled while land campaigns threatened the building sites. Texas’s unfinished condition therefore reflects the Confederacy’s practical production difficulties as much as the ambitions of its naval planners.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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