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Kaizoku Pirates Medium Ship

Pirate Medium Ship

There is only profit in a ship that is taken intact, so pirates specialise in boarding their targets to capture them. They can pepper their enemies with arrows as they approach, but this is only to weaken and dishearten their victims. Pirates are not as well-trained in combat as land soldiers, and more interested in personal survival, giving them shakier morale; profits from piracy cannot be enjoyed by the dead.

Japanese pirates were a perennial problem for the Japanese and their neighbours, particularly the Koreans and the Chinese. Indeed, the Japanese word “wako” is a direct borrowing from the Chinese term for these enterprising and murderous businessmen. The Chinese even tried banning all non-governmental trade with Japan in the hope that this would drive the wako out of business, but it merely made them more inventive and aggressive. Naturally, the wako took full advantage of every period of instability in Japan to go raiding. They were also successful enough to be copied by other nationalities who attacked the Chinese and posed as Japanese pirates while doing so.

Unit Name Pirate Medium Ship

Unit Key Genpei_Medium_Ship_Medium_Ship_Pirate

Soldiers 70

Category Medium Ship

Class Medium Ship

Multiplayer Cost 1800

└ Multiplayer Limit 0

Recruitment Cost 350

├ Recruitment Turns 2

└ Unit Limit 0

Upkeep Cost 85

Marines 60

├ Marines Type arrow_marine

├ Missile Range 180

├ Missile Accuracy 30

└ Missile Ammunition 30

Seamen 10

├ Seamen Type katana_seaman

├ Melee Attack 12

└ Melee Defence 2

Hull Strength 200

├ Ship Category Medium_Ship_Bow

├ Manoeuvrability Medium

└ Top Speed 10

Morale 11

Abilities

No Ability

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Medium-sized, average speed vessel.
• Crew armed with bows and swords.
• Low morale.
• Poor range and accuracy.
• Strong in boarding battles.