Pike & Shotte 202014003 Ashigaru Missile Troops (Age of Warring States) Japan

Description: Pike & Shotte - Age of the Warring States (1467-1603): Ashigaru Missile TroopsSummary: 20 unpainted plastic miniatures for Pike & Shotte.Pike & Shotte is a game of tabletop battles with model soldiers set in the 17th century. Pit your wits and tactics against your friends as armies clash in massed combat. The biggest change in the Sengoku period (1467-1603) would affect the role of missile troops in battle. At the start of the period, these were all armed with the yumi (bow) and fought in coordinated units to pepper the enemy with their arrows. This bow, like the equivalent English Longbow, took many years training to perfect but was deadly when used correctly. Due to the training needed there were never as many yumi armed troops as a daimyo may have wanted! This would change with the introduction of firearms in 1543 via some Portuguese merchants. It did not take long for clever daimyos to see the opportunity they provided. As in Europe, the relative lack of training needed to use one meant Teppo (muskets) rapidly replaced the yumi as the missile weapon of choice. From having no gunpowder weapons before their introduction within 60 years teppo would outnumber yumi on the battlefield by a ratio of 4 or 5 to 1. However the yumi did not disappear, there would always be yumi armed troops amongst the teppo to help protect them while they reload.Set contains 20 plastic Ashigaru with bow and arquebus, Decal sheet with Takeda clan markings, Assembly leaflet, Plastic bases.Infantry with bows/muskets. Multi-part plastic miniatures, plastic bases. 28mm scale.Box contains twenty Ashigaru. Miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly. Figures are about 1 1/8" to 1 1/4" to to top of head. •Company: Warlord Games and Wargames Factory •Series/Line: Pike & Shotte (Feudal Japan_ •Stock Number: 202014003 •Contents: Twenty (20) miniatures •Sculptor: N/A •Scale: 28mm •Material: Plastic •Condition: NewThanks for viewing

Price: 38.5 USD

Location: College Station, Texas

End Time: 2024-02-21T21:37:54.000Z

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