Re: Ashikaga Shogunate mod v1.01
On the subject of Nipponiese bows:
The bows are large and impressive looking, but that doesn't make them superior to european longbows.
As has been mentioned here, the japaniese bow wasn't expected to pierce a samurai's breastplate.
The Welsh longbow, on the other hand, was the bane and terror of knights, and european bodkin arrows did punch through heavier armour than the japaniese ever used.
The japaniese samurai culture didn't evolve in the same surroundings than european warfare. Samurai sword-art is graceful and their archery and artform. This doesn't make them superior to their european counterparts.
Longbows are a pretty good representation for samurai archers, even though their penetration power propably is too high.
Light armour and high attack skill (not that much defence) and high speed would seem a good modelling for samurai swordsmen.
Naginata and the spear of course are also traditional samurai weapons. Good against mounted opponents, especially the naginata.
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