[shatner]

I thought long and hard on the Wokou and I think I found the role for them: cheap shock troops. The idea is that the Wokou are very aggressive pirates who know they need to overwhelm the enemy quickly otherwise they'll lose to entrenched defenders. As such, they have stats like the the Ashigaru except: +1gp, +1moral, +1attack, +2Action Points. What that means is that because of their extra APs and lower encumbrance armor, they'll rush forward faster than any non-cavalry on the battlefield, throw their harpoons at the front line and then attack the entangled/wounded enemies with high-quality swords. Sounds pretty piratey to me. Between a higher base attack and the +2 bonus from the wakazashi, these guys will hit surprisingly often for a 9gp unit. The +1 moral will help them deal with the losses they'll take from their low armor. They also cost fewer resources than the ashigaru, so they'll be easier to mass in case you need an aggressive first wave or flanking squad on short notice.