Just Kidd(ing)

Having completed the metal Spanish last week this week it was the turn of the metal English (I have some plastic models for both sides to boost the forces).
The English special commander is William Kidd who is well known for his exploits as a privateer, pirate hunter and then pirate. He cuts a rather dashing figure in his black and red uniform and looks ready for a brawl.

Kidd's abilities are best used for ship combat so he is unlikely to feature in land battles, but at sea he would look to add some good bonuses to both ship speed and shooting.

The last unit for the English is actually a French unit, the Boucaniers. These troops are a support unit for the English Buccaneer army and offer some shooting specialists.

With a Shoot of 5/6 and Elusive they are best suited to sitting back and picking off the enemy, once the enemy gets close then the Ball & Shot ability will help them out. With a Melee of 7/7 they are best advised to avoid close combat as they won't be hitting much and really cannot take any hits back.

The models themselves have an unusual sartorial look with one favoring what appear to be early leg-warmers and several wearing baseball caps.

As far as unit upgrades go then adding Sharpshooter to the unit would seem like a reasonable upgrade, though at 4 points not the cheapest.

So just a dozen or so men a side to paint up and then both armies will be completed, this should be just about the time that the Undead from the Fireforge Games Kickstarter ships so I should be able to make a start on that project.