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Re: Wheels in medieval Japan
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Mon, 30 Oct 2000 23:10:55 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> 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.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Anybody know of any GOOD movies that represent
> > fuedal japan well?
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> 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.
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, Yojimbo, Redbeard, and Hidden Fortress, all come to mind
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> While ninjas had every kind of bizarre weapon you could think of, traditional
> armies had a very basic assortment of weapons:
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> Some type of longsword (usually a katana), usually accompanied by a shortsword
> and knife. In later times these could only be carried by samurai.
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> A bladed polearm (naginata), which was originally used by samurai but later
> came to be viewed as a peasants' weapon.
Mike's fushion of a Katana, 1x1 round, and a "bathroom plunger" works very
well. Cavalry used this a lot.
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> 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.
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> A musket (arquebus), imported from Europe. Its use was considered dishonorable
> for samurai and was used only by peasant conscripts.
Add to this the basic spear (yari) for the non-samurai.
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> 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.
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> 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.
>
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> - Mike.
Yup, you did. It was fun.
Bruce
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