Dogs of War

So im going to start Dogs of War late this month and need to know what to actually get. Im not to concerned about the edition change, as Dogs of War lists seem to not change very much. Alot of the units are core and special can be 50%. Here is teh list im thinking of doing:

paymaster- brace of pistols, heavy armour, enchanted shield, warhorse, barding, sword of might, 117pts

hirling wizard- level 2, dispell scroll, 120 pts

hirling wizard- level 2, staff of sorcery, 145 pts

total heroes: 382 pts

10 crossbowmen- 80pts
Marksmen of Miragliano- 180pts

Pirazzo's lost legion- +10 pikemen, 260pts
Volands Venators- 195pts

5 Heavy cavalry- barding, 105pts

5 Light cavalry- bows, spears, shields, 90pts

total core: 910pts

3 Maneaters- heavy armour, brace of handguns, 270pts
3 Maneaters- heavy armour, brace of handguns, 270pts

3 Ironguts- 144pts
3 Ironguts- 144pts

total special: 828pts

goblin hewer 130pts

total army: 2250pts

Let me know what you Dogs of War vets think.

Honestly, the bows on the light cavalry are pretty much a waste of time, especially if you are going to invest in the spears. Cut 'em out, save 20 points, you could even put a musician on the unit to make it better in its bait-and-flee role, or take a second dispell scroll, which you will need.

For the Marksmen... Not my thing. Some people really like the BS 4, but I just can't help but notice for the cost of 10 BS4, T3 Marksmen, I can get more than 20 BS3, T3 Crossbowmen, with the same level of armour (effectively nill). The only downsides are that my unit does not have the command or a character built in, however, that command is less than helpful, as the unit will still lose if engaged by a combat unit, and is worth an extra 100vps to my enemy. As for the character, thats a lot of points for a single BS 5 crossbow shot every turn.

The Lost Legion, hmm. Pikes are really not worth it, but that unit can still actually do alright, as long as you use it as a flank guarder, which is a deterant to fast cavalry/scouts.

I would like to know where you are putting the Paymaster? I assume it is with the Venators?

I also see that you seem to be going for a force made up of small, independant units, with little in the way of rank and file troops, beyond some shooting support. In that case, I feel it is my duty to suggest some Dualists, armed with pistols they are one of the best things we can put down on the table.