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Heavy Bune

Heavy bunes are the mainstay of a fleet. Each carries large detachments of soldiers and bow-armed troops to attack enemy vessels.

A heavy bune is a bulky, boxy warship with thick wooden-panelled sides to protect the ship and crew alike. Inside it carries a large number of boarding troops, some armed with bows to fire from the loopholes in the panels. The size and weight of the vessel can make it slow and unresponsive, but it is not built for speed. Instead, it serves as a floating platform in battle. Sailing in close to an enemy ship, the crew uses grappling hooks to lash the vessels together, and then the boarding party engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.

During the Sengoku Jidai, large ships were common. The ‘o ataka bune’ resembled a floating castle and carried armed samurai and ashigaru as well as sailors to man it. The Japanese did not rely on cannon to sink enemy ships, but would board and fight face-to-face as if they were on land. The o ataka bune was specifically built for this tactic and had a folding bridge section that opened so that troops could cross from one vessel to another. This way of fighting was in keeping with the samurai ideal of combat, where a warrior would seek out a worthy opponent and fight in single combat.

Heavy Bune

Unit Name

Heavy Bune

Unit Key

Heavy_Ship_Heavy_Bune

Soldiers

130

Category

Heavy Ship

Class

Heavy Ship

Multiplayer Cost

2000

└ Multiplayer Limit

0

Recruitment Cost

600

├ Recruitment Turns

3

└ Unit Limit

0

Upkeep Cost

175

Marines

40

├ Marines Type

arrow_marine

├ Missile Range

180

├ Missile Accuracy

30

└ Missile Ammunition

30

Seamen

90

├ Seamen Type

katana_seaman

├ Melee Attack

12

└ Melee Defence

2

Hull Strength

400

├ Ship Category

Heavy_Ship_Bow

├ Manoeuvrability

High

└ Top Speed

6

Morale

12

Abilities

  • Battle Speed Battle Speed
    This increases a ship's rowing speed for a short period of time.
  • Warcry Warcry
    Warcry heavily demoralises up to seven nearby enemy units, slowing them down and affecting their defence ability for a short time.

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Large crew, in particular melee troops.
  • Big and relatively strong.
  • Slow and not very manoeuvrable.
  • Vulnerable to cannon fire.