Akatsuki-shu
Monstrous cannon infantry · T4 · short-range armour-piercing cannon fire, and a kanabo for anyone who gets too close
Kunikuzushi Oni
国崩巨鬼
Towering oni of prodigious strength wield Kunikuzushi cannon alone, shattering enemy ranks with close-range cannon fire and brute force.
Background
The oni are among the mightiest of Nippon's yokai. Those in whom the ancient blood runs strongest grow into hulking giants, standing almost three metres tall and possessed of the strength to uproot trees and split stone.
When firearms from the Old World reached Nippon, its smiths cast heavy cannon in their likeness and named them Kunikuzushi. With thick barrels and a savage recoil, these guns could scarcely be fired without two or three stout men working together to bank up earth, build a platform and heave the carriage into place. Yet in the iron arms of a giant oni, a Kunikuzushi handles as easily as a hand cannon. A single warrior can carry it forward and fire at close quarters, its great balls of cast iron pounding soldiers and battlements alike into dust.
Unit type
- Class
- Monstrous infantry · missile (also handy in melee)
- Equipment
- Kunikuzushi cannon (solid shot, mostly armour-piercing) and kanabo
- Armour and shield
- No armour worn, just thick hide (armour 50); no shield
- Training
- Trained
Recruitment
- Recruited from
- ① The Dawnbreakers' Haven landmark at the Sacred Tree, tier 3 building Tower of Oni Lanterns; ② the Oni Lantern Deck, row IV of the Dawnbreakers' Quarters chain aboard the flagship (available once Ibuki has joined); ③ bought with Renown through Ibuki on the Expedition Companions panel
- Unlocked by
- ① The Sacred Tree at settlement level 3, with the Tower of Oni Lanterns built; ② once Ibuki has joined, upgrade the flagship's Admiral's Residence to open row IV and build the Oni Lantern Deck; ③ completing Ibuki's Chapter III, "The Nameless Odachi" (Ibuki at rank 12)
- Recruitment time
- 2 turns
- Unit cap
- ①② none; ③ capacity 1 from Chapter III and +3 from Chapter IV (one of them joins outright), 4 in all; 6 Renown per unit
- Building bonuses
- Tower of Oni Lanterns: +1 rank for new recruits, recruitment cost -15%, upkeep -5% (faction-wide); Oni Lantern Deck: +1 rank for new recruits, upkeep -10% (this army); the two stack
Stats
- Melee attack
- 32
- 42 in melee with Yokai Surge
- Melee defence
- 30
- 38 in melee with Yokai Surge
- Weapon strength (base / AP)
- 45／55
- Kanabo, 100 in total
- Charge bonus
- 30
- Missile strength (base / AP)
- 33／88
- 121 in total; physical damage
- Missile bonus vs Large
- +30
- 151 per shot against large targets
- Range
- 275
- Ammunition
- 20
- Reload time
- 13 seconds
- Shot
- Solid shot that bounces on landing; passes through up to 3 targets but is stopped by medium-sized ones; can damage buildings
- Armour
- 50
- No armour worn, just thick hide
- Leadership
- 70
- Speed
- 42
- Health per model
- 448
- 7168 across 16 oni
- Unit size
- 16
Unit traits
Armour-Piercing
The kanabo deals mostly armour-piercing damage (55)
Armour-Piercing Missiles
Around 70% of each shot's damage is armour-piercing
Decent Melee Combatant
A missile unit that can still fight back when caught in melee, thanks to its kanabo and Yokai Surge
Abilities
Braced FireThis mod
They plant their heavy cannon firmly in the earth and unleash its full fury upon the enemy ranks, yielding not a step.
Manual, self only: for 44 seconds, armour-piercing missile damage ×1.4 and physical resistance +20%, but the unit cannot move; 90-second cooldown
Yokai SurgeThis mod
The clash of close combat rouses the savage might within; as their battle-fury rises, flesh and bone grow ever more resilient.
While in melee: melee attack +10, melee defence +8, physical resistance +10%; lost on leaving melee
Unit attributes
Causes FearVanilla
This unit frightens all enemy units, reducing their leadership when nearby. It is also immune to fear. Fear penalties do not stack.
Hide (forest)Vanilla
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Siege Attacker
Can attack city gates, so a siege can begin without waiting for siege equipment