Nippon
Light anti-large spear infantry · T1 · cheap line-filler
Yari Ashigaru
枪足轻
Jingasa shoulder to jingasa, spears thick as a forest: a bristling hedge that holds charging foes beyond the line.
Background
Common foot soldiers in lacquered iron jingasa and plain loaned armour, they lack the hereditary sword and bow craft of their samurai lords and the heavy harness that goes with it, yet their sheer numbers and ordered ranks form the backbone of any great army. Under the drill and commands of their ashigaru captains they press across the open field in step, making up in close-packed files what each man lacks alone. No lofty samurai oath of a martyr's death stirs in an ashigaru's heart; his courage rests only on his trust in the man beside him. So long as the ranks hold and the jingasa stand shoulder to shoulder, the gathered nerve of common folk lends them a fighting will of startling stubbornness.
Unit type
- Class
- Infantry · melee
- Equipment
- Yari (two-handed pole spear)
- Armour and shield
- Light armour 30 (jingasa and loaned armour); no shield
- Training
- Untrained
Recruitment
- Recruited from
- Ashigaru Longhouse (the start of the Samurai Hall chain) and every building after it / Row I of the flagship's Warrior's Manor chain, also called Ashigaru Longhouse
- Unlocked by
- Building the Ashigaru Longhouse is enough
- Recruitment time
- 1 turn
- Unit cap
- None
Stats
- Melee attack
- 18
- Conscripted commoners with little skill
- Melee defence
- 22
- 25 with Jingasa Brotherhood
- Weapon strength (base / AP)
- 18／6
- 24 in total
- Bonus vs Large
- 17
- Charge bonus
- 3
- Armour
- 30
- Jingasa and loaned armour
- Leadership
- 45
- 55 with Jingasa Brotherhood
- Speed
- 30
- Health per model
- 56
- 8960 across 160 men
- Unit size
- 160
Unit traits
Charge Defence vs. Large
While standing, negates the charge bonus of large enemy units
Charge Reflection
Deals counter-damage to large enemies as they charge
Expendable
Its rout or death does not lower the leadership of other, non-expendable allies
Abilities
Jingasa BrotherhoodThis mod
The people of Nippon put their faith in their comrades. Once the losses mount too high, that faith turns against them.
Active while health is above 50%: leadership +10, melee defence +3 and reload speed +10%; lost once health falls to 50% or below
Unit attributes
Expert Charge DefenceVanilla
When bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any attacker.
Charge ReflectionVanilla
When bracing, this unit causes additional damage when attacking charging enemies.
ExpendableVanilla
Witnessing friendly expendable units rout does not reduce other units' leadership, unless they are themselves expendable.
Formation AttackVanilla
The unit will try to stay in formation when in melee. Melee defence will be slightly increased.
Hide (forest)Vanilla
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.