{"product_id":"ashigaru-missile-troops","title":"Ashigaru Missile Troops","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAshigaru Missile Troops\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshigaru Missile Troops\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe biggest change in the Sengoku Period (1467-1603) would affect the role of missile troops in battle. At the start of the period these would all be armed with the Yumi (bow) and would fight in coordinated units to pepper the enemy with their arrows. This bow, like the equivalent English Longbow, took many years of training to master, but was lethal when used correctly. Due to the training required, there were never as many Yumi armed troops as a Daimyo might want!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would change with the introduction of firearms in 1543 via some Portuguese traders. It wasn't long before clever Daimyos saw the opportunity they presented. As in Europe, the relative lack of training required to use one meant that Teppo (muskets) quickly superseded the Yumi as the missile weapon of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith no gunpowder weapons prior to their introduction within 60 years, the numbers of Yumi on the battlefield outnumbered 4 or 5 to 1, but the Yumi didn't disappear and there were always Yumi armed troops amongst the Teppo, helping to protect them while they reloaded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis product contains:\u003cbr\u003e- 20 plastic Ashigaru with bow and arquebus\u003cbr\u003e- Decal sheet with Takeda Clan markings\u003cbr\u003e- Assembly leaflet\u003cbr\u003e- Plastic bases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModels supplied unassembled and unpainted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Warlord Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48017195892979,"sku":"117941","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8699\/8771\/files\/117941-ashigaru-missile-troops-202014003-1.webp?v=1781192659","url":"https:\/\/radaddel.de\/en\/products\/ashigaru-missile-troops","provider":"Radaddel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}