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Bow Ki OkazakiOkazaki Missile Cavalry

Bow Ki

The storm blows its last. Fallen across the battlefield: The arrows’ harvest.

These mounted archers are defiantly traditional, or old-fashioned, in their approach to warfare, but no less deadly for that. An enemy killed by an arrow is just as dead as one shot by a bullet. Armed with powerful Japanese bows, the bow ki samurai can pepper enemy units at a distance, and rapidly move out of trouble if threatened. Long years of dedication mean that they are very good, very quick shots; the bushido code gives them good morale in battle. However, they are vulnerable to rifle fire and will suffer badly if they are ever in close combat against yari-armed troops.

Samurai warfare has centuries-old traditions, and among the oldest of those is to use the bow from horseback. This was the way of samurai warfare long before the katana became the signature armament of this warrior class. As mounted bowmen, samurai were magnificently dangerous enemies, and even retained the advantage in combat against matchlock-armed troops. As in Europe, the extinction of bow-armed troops on the battlefield had nothing to do with their combat effectiveness. It was entirely due to the difficulty of training them: it took years for an archer to become a truly excellent combat bowman. Almost any illiterate idiot could be taught to use a matchlock and point the noisy, business end at the enemy. Once this was understood samurai bowmen were doomed, slain by gold (or its lack), not bullets.

Bow Ki

Unit Name

Bow Ki

Unit Key

Boshin_Cav_Missile_Bow_Ki

Soldiers

80

Category

Cavalry

Class

Missile Cavalry

Multiplayer Cost

550

└ Multiplayer Limit

0

Recruitment Cost

680

├ Recruitment Turns

2

└ Unit Limit

0

Upkeep Cost

130

Melee Attack

5

└ Melee Weapon

sabre

Charge Bonus

10

Bonus vs Cavalry

0

Range

150

├ Missile Weapon

bow

└ Projectile

shogun_arrow_rider

Accuracy

50

Reloading Skill

35

Ammunition

25

Melee Defence

2

Armour

4

Horse Mode

shogun_horse_samurai

└ Mount Armour

3

Morale

10

Abilities

  • Swooping Crane Swooping Crane
    This unit can arrange itself into a moving circular formation, harrassing the enemy with a constant rate of fire.

Strengths & Weaknesses

  • Fast and can fire on the move.
  • High accuracy and range.
  • Weak against massed foot missile units.
  • Weak in melee.