“Captain
Sharke did not even flinch when the carbine ball struck the cork tree
he was taking cover behind. Too many musket balls, cannon balls and
even rockettes had tried to end his life for it to bother him
anymore. Instead he thought about his next move. It was only his
strategy that his half orc mind dwelt on for the mechanical action of
reloading his Bakur Rifle was so ingrained that he was only barely
aware of the ram rod that he was forcing down the barrel with its
spiralling groves. A few seconds later he lifted the rifle and
readied for firing. He had made a choice. They were going to
retreat but not before giving the pointy eared buggers a few new
holes to leak out of.
A
dozen Elf dragoons sat astride their horses, carbines in hand, taking
aim at the small grove of cork trees where the Orc infantry were
sheltering. The stand off had lasted some five minutes and it was
clear with the open ground around the grove the slower moving Orcs
would be sabre fodder if they tried to make a run for it. They were
prepared to wait. Unlike Hussars or any other Ferach cavalry they
had black powder fireloques and could harass the Orcs from a
distance. Once enough of the Albion filth were wounded or killed
they would either run or surrender. Either way they would die for
the Dragoons were in no mood to take prisoners.
Sharke
had five Chosen Orcs with him. In their faded green jackets they
were like their officer armed with the lethal rifle. The rest of the
group were a scattering of red coated Orc with their smoothbore
Bessie Muskets. The Captain ordered the musket carrying Orcs,
snarling with tusks bared, to emerge from the trees with their
bayonets fixed. To give the appearance that they were going to make
a desperate suicidal charge at the Dragoons having run out of powder
for their msuekts. Suicidal it would be for the Dragoons would fire
and then just canter away before firing again; never being caught by
the wicked bayonets. But Sharke knew, he knew, that that the Elves
would wait for a shot before riding away and he was counting on it.
He and his Chosen Orcs would sneak out behind the others and then at
the right moment pop up and at such close range for a carbine they
could not miss with the rifle. With near half their number killed or
wounded by the ruse Sharke was sure they would hesitate long enough
for the bayonets to rush in and carve them to the bone.”
Now
in the final stages of readiness for release are the 51533 Ferach Elf
Modular Dragoons. We will be coming along soon with final details
and a release date for these multi-pose chaps but for now here are
some pictures. The images show the Officer and the Eagle Bearer from
the unit in the uniforms of the 18th Dragoons which is the
regiment we have chosen to represent the massive choice in build and
uniform you can make with this set.
There
will be extras alongside the release of the 51533 set and these will
include the following:
- A Modelling Article stage by stage by Sam Croes showing the assembly options of the Dragoon Officer followed by a step by step painting guide to that miniature for making him of the 18th Dragoons.
- A Booklet featuring fiction, artwork, photos along with an account of the Dragoon regiment of Armorica and their role in battle. Statistics for Flintloque and for Slaughterloo feature as well. Written by Gavin Syme GBS.
- A free Flintloque Scenario written for players of War in Catalucia giving the brand new Dragoons their debut into the World of Valon stage. Two player or solo play options.
- Dragoons Dismounted. A blog article about our next stage of Dragoon development for skirmish players of Flintloque.
So
lots to come. Keep your virtual eye on the blog here!
Thanks
for Reading.
GBS
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