Naginata Ashigaru

"Common foot soldiers with polearms."

- In-game description

Naginata Ashigaru are a unit in Sengoku Jidai.

Full Unit Profile

 * Shooting: None.


 * Impact:
 * Heavy Weapon: +100 POA vs any foot except Impact Foot or foot defending an obstacle.


 * Melee:
 * Heavy Weapon: +100 POA vs any mounted. +100 vs any foot except foot defending an obstacle.
 * Amor Advantage: Up to +50 POA vs less well-armored opponents unless these have Matchlock or Heavy Weapon, or are Artillery or Elephants.
 * +15 for warriors/heavy weapon lapping round smaller units.

Gameplay
Naginata Ashigaru are a decent step up from their weaker cousin Ashigaru for the exact same or even cheaper cost. Equipped with Heavy Weapon instead of Swords they now have an impact capability as well as melee capability that won't be negated by an enemy being Protected, on top of the ability to negate enemy armor. Like Swordsmen they only become Moderately Disordered and their capabilities are not hindered by terrain in any case.

However, Naginata Ashigaru still has a weakness towards cavalry, being unable to shoot them on approach, having no impact capability against them, having a melee capability balanced out by cavalry's +100 bonus for attacking Warriors or Medium Foot, and the extra negative modifier for losing close combat.

History
Samurai were the horse-riding, landowning class of feudal Japan, and Ashigaru footsoldiers were the peasants who worked their lands. Armor varied and they were provided with mass-produced armor and weapons.

Unit Lists

 * Aoi Before 1530
 * Aoi 1530-1542
 * Aoi 1543-1569
 * Aoi