Bannermen

"Horsemen with bows and swords."

- In-game description

Bannermen are a unit in Sengoku Jidai.

Full Unit Profile

 * Shooting:
 * Bow: Range 2. Less effective than firearms, especially against armor.


 * Impact:
 * Mounted Troops (in open terrain only): +100 POA vs Light Foot, Mounted Infantry, Warriors, Medium Foot, or Mob.


 * Melee:
 * Swordsmen: +100 vs any mounted. +100 against foot, unless these are steady and "protected".

Gameplay
Bannermen are a fairly standard cavalry unit. Swordsmen and Bow gives them versatility, but at the same time they lack the flexibility of Light Horse units and the power of more melee and impact-focused units. They lack armor.

History
The Jurchen, also known by many variant names, were a Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until around 1630, at which point they were reformed and combined with their neighbors as the Manchu. The Jurchen established the Jin Dynasty, whose empire conquered the Northern Song in 1127, gaining control of most of North China. Jin control over China lasted until their 1234 conquest by the Mongols. The Manchus would later conquer the Ming and establish the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until their overthrow in 1911.

Unit Lists

 * Jurchen Bannermen Before 1622