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Asai Heavy Infantry

Naginata Warrior Monk Hero

The warrior monk hero and his attendants are a fearsome force when assaulting an enemy line or acting as the anchor of a defensive position. Their spirit and faith makes them almost-unbreakable in combat: they simply do not know how to retreat! They are excellent in melee against both infantry and cavalry, and can do horrendous damage to any missile units they attack. However, because of the unit’s numbers, the monks are vulnerable to being swamped by larger forces.

On the battlefield, they are quite distinctive in their cowls and headscarves. Naginata warrior monks are heavily armoured, and carry the fearsome naginata, a razor-sharp blade set on a long pole-arm. In the hands of a skilled expert, a naginata can disembowel a horse, or cleave a rider in two.

Despite retiring from the world to monasteries, many monks had martial arts training, and saw this as a way of attaining enlightenment. Their training often made them very deadly enemies, particularly as they also had a sense of social justice. They would fight hard for what they thought was right, not just for a lord. This made them formidable and dangerous enemies, and excellent allies when they could be persuaded to support a daimyo.

Unit Name Naginata Warrior Monk Hero

Unit Key Inf_Heavy_Naginata_Warrior_Monk_Hero

Soldiers 40

Category Melee Infantry

Class Heavy Infantry

Multiplayer Cost 1300

└ Multiplayer Limit 1

Recruitment Cost 1700

├ Recruitment Turns 2

└ Unit Limit 1

Upkeep Cost 200

Melee Attack 20

└ Melee Weapon spear

Charge Bonus 18

Bonus vs Cavalry 15

Melee Defence 15

Armour 6

Morale 45

Abilities

• Hold Firm
  This temporarily increases defence ability and stops morale from dropping, making the unit, and up to three nearby units, unbreakable for a short time.
• Warcry
  Warcry heavily demoralises up to four nearby enemy units, slowing them down and affecting their defence ability for a short time.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Excellent versatile infantry.
• Almost unbreakable morale.
• Very vulnerable to matchlocks.
• Small unit size leaves them vulnerable to being swamped by massed melee units.