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Wako Trade Ship

This vessel carries a crew of wako pirates who prey on smaller, weaker vessels while pretending to be innocent traders.

This is a trade ship in name only. In truth, it is used to close with unsuspecting merchants, allowing the crew to achieve a measure of surprise. Most merchants will be on guard against potential attacks, so the wako resort to such stratagems. Against large ships, however, they lack the firepower for battle, and the manoeuvrability to escape!

Historically, the wako plagued the Koreans and Chinese between the 13th and 16th century. There would be periods of inactivity, usually after a devastating attack on the pirates’ base had been a salutary lesson, but the wako would always be back. There was simply too much wealth to be stolen! In 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decreed that peasants were not allowed to carry weapons, and in turn the wako found it harder to obtain arms. However, many were subsequently recruited by clans who needed their naval expertise.

Wako Trade Ship

Unit Name

Wako Trade Ship

Unit Key

Trade_Ship_Wako_Trade_Ship

Soldiers

30

Category

Trade Ship

Class

Trade Ship

Multiplayer Cost

400

└ Multiplayer Limit

0

Recruitment Cost

100

├ Recruitment Turns

1

└ Unit Limit

0

Upkeep Cost

50

Marines

10

├ Marines Type

arrow_marine

├ Missile Range

180

├ Missile Accuracy

30

└ Missile Ammunition

30

Seamen

20

├ Seamen Type

katana_seaman

├ Melee Attack

12

└ Melee Defence

2

Hull Strength

150

├ Ship Category

Medium_Ship_Bow

├ Manoeuvrability

Medium

└ Top Speed

10

Morale

11

Abilities

No Ability

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Not very manoeuvrable.
  • Very small crew so very vulnerable if boarded.