본 제품은 조립과 페인팅을 필요로 하는 [플라스틱 제품]이며 완성에는 기본적인 공구와 접착제, 페인트를 필요로 합니다.
전국시대와 임진왜란을 배경으로 게임을 플레이 하시려면 반드시 Pike & Shotte 룰북이 필요합니다.
조립 가능한 모델은 아래와 같습니다.
The Samurai starter army box set contains:
- 1 metal mounted Samurai commander (two bits, horse and rider)
- 12 Samurai Horsemen
- 20 Samurai
- 40 Ashigaru Spearmen
- 40 Ashigaru Missile Troops
- 6 decal sheets (Takeda Clan, 3 white and 3 black)
- 4 leaflets
- 12pp booklet “Armies of the Daimyos” with army lists and rules
- Infantry and cavalry bases
Ashigaru (literally “light foot”) were so named as they had lighter armour than the Samurai. They also formed the bulk of the armies of the day. Each Samurai was expected to provide two armed Ashigaru. Many of these would be armed with the yari (spear). These are not the pike blocks of contemporary Europe as the Ashigaru were trained to fight in a looser formation, travel quicker and their spear was for slicing and thrusting. Many a battle was won by the Ashigaru, especially if cavalry were foolish enough to attack them from the front.
The biggest change in the Sengoku period (1467-1603) would affect the role of missile troops in battle. At the start of the period, these were all armed with the yumi (bow) and fought in coordinated units to pepper the enemy with their arrows. This bow, like the equivalent English Longbow, took many years training to perfect but was deadly when used correctly. Due to the training needed there were never as many yumi armed troops as a daimyo may have wanted!
By the 16th and 17th centuries, warfare was changing and the Samurai were changing with it. They did not forget their horse-riding roots while this change happened. Even though the introduction of the long spear made cavalry charges more difficult to pull off they were still performed. A well-timed strike by a unit of Samurai horsemen could turn the tide of a battle. These cavalry attacks continued throughout the Sengoku period and many a daimyo lost his head to one.
