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Re: Wheels in medieval Japan
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Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:48:30 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Zack Stackhouse writes:
> Along this line of question, what other weapons were used in fuedal japan?
> I always add armies to the castle series (european, but I have never
> prepped an army for the ninjas. I have plenty of figures to make
> an army, I just haven't done it because I don't know what other
> weapons to give them.
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> Any suggestions? Anybody know of any GOOD movies that represent
> fuedal japan well?
I haven't seen it yet myself, but from what I hear Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" is
far and away the best movie for medieval Japanese battles.
While ninjas had every kind of bizarre weapon you could think of, traditional
armies had a very basic assortment of weapons:
Some type of longsword (usually a katana), usually accompanied by a shortsword
and knife. In later times these could only be carried by samurai.
A bladed polearm (naginata), which was originally used by samurai but later
came to be viewed as a peasants' weapon.
A longbow (yumi), which was much taller on top than on bottom, in order to
facilitate its being fired from horseback. This eventually became a samurai-
only weapon.
A musket (arquebus), imported from Europe. Its use was considered dishonorable
for samurai and was used only by peasant conscripts.
The Japanese used cannons as naval armament but as far as I know did not use
them in land campaigns or in their fortresses. I'm sure someone will correct
me if I am mistaken.
As a side note, my samurai and bandit armies fought for control of Nagateppo
Monastery back in February, I don't remember if I ever posted the site here.
If anyone wants to check it out it's at
http://www.teleport.com/~rayhawks/games/n-setup.htm . Historical accuracy
wasn't a big priority at the time so please ignore the many glaring
anachronisms.
- Mike.
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| I actually have already visited your Nagateppo site through Brik Wars. I have already gathered ideas from your battle...excellent weapons! (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) It captures the sweep and movement of battlefields very well. The movie can also be a little tedious at points. Kurosawa's films always seem to hover around 1600 (firearms usually appear) and I recommend them in general: Seven Samurai, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) "Ran" *IS* fabulous but its late medieval if medieval at all, primary weapons in it are bows, swords and MUSKET'S. Fabulous scene of the various sides going back and forth with the advantage swinging one way or another.... My view is muskets (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: Wheels in medieval Japan
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| -- Paul Davidson (...) Anything by Akira Kurosawa rules!!! (very accurate as well) Lone Wolf and Cub isn't bad either. (it's a series) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Wheels in medieval Japan
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| Along this line of question, what other weapons were used in fuedal japan? I always add armies to the castle series (european, but I have never prepped an army for the ninjas. I have plenty of figures to make an army, I just haven't done it because (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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