Bold Captain

Unit Card:

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France, Soldier - Commander, 1940

ATT inf 6/-/-
ATT veh 2/-/-
Cost 7 points
Def 4/4
Speed 1

COMMANDER ABILITIES:2
Initiative +2

Elan
Friendly Soldiers adjacent to this unit get +1/+1 defense against defensive-fire attacks.

Set - Rarity - Number

Contested Skies - Uncommon - 2/45

Historical Background

On March 17, 1945, Captain Cortadellas's Gaur K is dropped at Dien Bien Phu (area of the famous siege in the Indochina War (1946–1954)). At French Commander Marcel Alessandri's request, Gaur K, supported by 80 remaining legionnaires from the 3/5th REI (Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie), was sent to the arrière-garde of the Alessandri column retreating to China for hundreds kilometers of tracks in the high region. Battles ensued on April 11 at Houei Houn, April 15 at Muong Koua, April 21 at Boun Tai and April 22 at Muong Yo.
On October 9, 1945, Gaur Détachement C infiltrates Cambodia, restored French colonial administration and staged a discrete coup d'état to resume the King of Cambodia's rule.
Gaurs roles were guerrilla warfare and the creation and training of Mèo and Thai local commandos.

- Source Wikipedia

Reviews:

mercenary_moose
Subpar unit. Gets your normal officer stats, Init +2, and Elan for 7 points. The base stats are expected, and Init +2 is always great to have around, but Elan is a pretty wimpy CA. The only use I could think of for this would be for an infantry rush build where you would be provoking a lot of defensive fire, but the Frenchies don't have that. For a pure French build, you need the Bold Captain for his init bonus, but if you aren't as restrictive with your squad building, I'd go for an Eagle-Eyed NCO without thinking twice.

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