Japanese Armies of the Sengoku-jidai
General History
Army Composition
Characters: 0-25%
Cavalry: up to 25%
Infantry: 25%-75%
Special Units: 0-25%
Characters
Army General
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | ||
| Daimyo Lord Warhorse |
4 4 8 |
5 5 3 |
5 5 0 |
3 3 3 |
4 4 - |
3 2 1 |
6 5 3 |
2 2 1 |
10 9 5 |
210 190 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon, and heavy armor. May have a thrusting spear (+2), halberd (+3), double handed weapon (+3), or longbow (+3). May ride a warhorse (+3).
Special Rules: Army General.
0-1 Army Standard Bearer (100pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| ASB Warhorse |
4 8 |
5 3 |
5 0 |
3 3 |
4 - |
2 - |
5 0 |
2 1 |
8 5 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon and heavy armor. May have a thrusting spear (+2), Halberd (+3), double handed weapon (+3), or longbow (+3). May ride a warhorse (+3).
Special Rules: Army Standard Bearer
Cavalry
Samurai Cavalry (28pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Samurai Warhorse |
4 8 |
4 3 |
4 0 |
3 3 |
3 - |
1 - |
4 0 |
1 1 |
7 5 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon, heavy armor and a warhorse. May have a thrusting spear (+2), halberd (+3), or longbow (+3).
Special Rules: May count rank bonus of up to +1 even though cavalry.
Infantry
Foot Samurai
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Pts. | |
| Elite | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| Regular | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon and light armor. May have heavy armor (+3), thrusting spear (+2), pike (+4), halberd (+3), or double-handed weapon (+3).
Samurai Bowman (9pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | ||
| Elite | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Regular | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon, light armor and a longbow.
Special Rules: Light Infantry.
Ashigaru Infantry (4pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Ashigaru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon. May have a
thrusting spear (+2), halberd (+3), and light armor (+2).
Ashigaru Bowman (6pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Ashigaru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Equipment: Equiped with a hand weapon and composite
bow. May have light armor (+2).
Special Rules: Light Infantry.
Ashigaru Arquebusiers (10pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Asigaru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Equipment: armed with a hand weapon and an arquebus. May wear light armor (+2), and use a personal pavaise (+3).
Special Rules: Light Infantry.
Special Units
Fighting Monks (15pts)
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld. | |
| Monk | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Equipment: Hand weapon and light armor. May have a thrusting spear (+2), halberd (+3), and heavy armor (+3)
Peasant Levy (3pts)
Occasionally, hordes of peasants were raised in times of
desperation.
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | |
| Peasant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Equipment: Armed with improvised farm equipment (treat as spears) and daggers.
Special Rules: Fears any unit it doesn't
outnumber at least 2 to 1. Light Infantry.