SENGOKU JIDAI JAPANESE

1500 AD to 1560 AD

This list takes the Japanese army through the turbulent Age of War, incorporating the period
of adoption of firearms from the Portuguese but ceasing before the rise of Oda Nobunaga
and the development of more sophisticated firearms tactics. Armies can be formed from
normal Samurai forces or the armed peasants of the Ikko-Ikki (local self-defence forces).
Armies now had a higher proportion of professional non-Samurai troops than earlier, and
the amount of cavalry deployed decreased steadily.

ARMY COMPOSITION

Samurai Lords may add +1 Combat Resolution bonus when the centre front of the unit is in
contact with the enemy, in the same way as the Army General.

Samurai Army
Commanders: Up to 6
Samurai: Up to 33%
Ashigaru: Up to 80%
Allies: None
Artillery: a maximum of two light guns.

COMMANDERS
A C Pts
0-1 General +3 9
Lord +2 +2 20
May ride a horse.

SAMURAI
D C Pts
Cavalry 5 8 23
Infantry 6 8 28
Samurai Cavalry have light armour and bow. Superior Fighters. Superior Shooters. May
have heavy armour (+1) and spear (+1). May be Veteran (+1). May be fielded as Skirmishers.
Samurai Infantry have light armour and bow. Superior Fighters. Superior Shooters. May
have heavy armour (+2) and spear (free). May be Stubborn (+2) and Veteran (+2).

ASHIGARU
D C Pts
Spearme 7 9
n
Pikemen 7 14
Archers 7 11
Spearmen have a spear. Open Order. May have light armour (+2) and may exchange spear
for naginata (halberd) (+2).
Pikemen have pike (yari). May have light armour (+2).
Archers have a bow. Open Order. May have light armour (+2). No more than half the
Ashigaru bases in the army may be armed with bow.
Up to two Ashigaru units may exchange bow for arquebus (+3).
ARTILLERY
D C Pts
Light Gun 25
Crew 7
An artillery unit is made of one piece and 3 crew. You may add up to3 additional crew for +5
pts each.

Ikko-Ikki Army
Commanders: Up to 8
Ronin: Up to 15%
Peasants: up to 100%

COMMANDERS
A C Pts
0-1 General +3 9
Officer +2 +2 20

IKKO-IKKI
D C Pts
Ronin 6 8 28
Peasants 7 9
0-1 Yari-armed 7 14
Peasants
Ronin have light armour and bow. Superior Fighters. Superior Shooters. May have spear
(free).
Peasants have a spear. Open Order. Up to two units may have light armour (+2). May
exchange spear for naginata (halberd) (+2). One unit may exchange spear for bow (+2). May
be Stubborn (+2).
Yari-armed peasants have pike. May be Stubborn (+2).