• ​部​隊

​長​宗​我​部​氏 ​弓​歩​兵

​長​宗​我​部​弓​足​軽

These soldiers do not possess the prowess or prestige of samurai, but they are still a formidable force. In the same time it takes to fire and reload a firearm once, these archers can loose a dozen arrows upon the enemy. Once hand-to-hand fighting starts they should retreat to safety behind the battle line, as bow ashigaru are not trained or properly equipped for melee. They must also be wary of cavalry, having little defence against a charge.

Historically, bow ashigaru were used as skirmishers and sharpshooters, and were also expected to take part in close combat once they had fired all their arrows. Perhaps surprisingly, they were not made obsolete by the arrival of guns. While gunners reloaded, archers could continue to fire arrows, providing cover and maintaining the pressure on an enemy.

It was the job of the yumi ko gashira, an ashigaru commander, to judge when the enemy was in range and when to fire so that no arrows were wasted. Assistants would be ready with well-stocked boxes of arrows for resupply, and, if they ran out, an archer could always pick up enemy arrows and return them to the original owners!

日本語化: JapanTotalWarとは

Unit Name ​長​宗​我​部​弓​足​軽

Unit Key Inf_Missile_Bow_Ashigaru_Chosokabe

Soldiers 160

Category ​遠​隔​歩​兵

Class ​弓​歩​兵

Multiplayer Cost 550

└ Multiplayer Limit 0

Recruitment Cost 300

├ Recruitment Turns 1

└ Unit Limit 0

Upkeep Cost 70

Melee Attack 3

└ Melee Weapon sabre

Charge Bonus 3

Bonus vs Cavalry 0

Range 150

├ Missile Weapon bow

└ Projectile shogun_arrow

Accuracy 30

Reloading Skill 30

Ammunition 20

Melee Defence 2

Armour 1

Morale 4

Abilities

• ​火​矢
  ​こ​の​部​隊​は​一​定​時​間、​火​矢​を​射​る​事​が​出​来​ま​す。​火​矢​は​よ​り​優​れ​た​損​害​効​果​を​持​ち、​可​燃​性​の​目​標​に​火​を​つ​け​る​こ​と​も​出​来​ま​す。​火​矢​は​雨​天​で​は​機​能​し​ま​せ​ん。
• ​掻​盾
  ​布​陣​フ​ェ​イ​ズ​中​に​設​置​す​る​事​が​出​来​る​防​御​用​の​置​き​盾。​敵​の​移​動​を​妨​害​す​る​と​共​に、​敵​の​飛​び​道​具​を​防​ぎ​ま​す。

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Long range and short reload time.
• Low accuracy and morale.
• Very weak in melee.
• Very vulnerable to cavalry.