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Question regarding standard armament during the Sengoku Jidai?
First of all: Yes, this question was prompted by me getting my hands on the new Total War: Shogun 2 video game. But I’m also interested in just how historically accurate these kind of games are.
For those of you not familiar with the series, the first Shogun: TW game featured samurai and ashigaru armed mainly with spears (yari), pole-arms (naginata), and bows (yumi.) Now, my understanding is that during the Sengoku era, weapons like those constituted the primary armament of soldiers, while swords were more of a sidearm. However, in Shogun 2: TW, there are now infantry and cavalry units armed exclusively with katana.
So, my question is: During the Sengoku jidai, what are were the primary armaments carried by soldiers on the battlefield? (Links to in-depth references would also be highly appreciated.)
FYI jidai 時代 means generation sengoku 戦国 means civil war or country war.
just throwing it out there so you dont have to say jidai which sounds stupid.
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