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Oda Nabunaga's Long Pikes(Yari)
cheng:
Ashigaru(foot soldies) holding long pikes (nagae yari) 4.5 to 6.5 m were the main forces in Samurai armies.
They formed two or three row lines, combined with ashigaru using their tanegashima (Japanese matchlock) and short spears.
Oda Nabudaga(a famous japanese feudal lord)'s units was known to have the longest yari.
The yari was more popular than the long samurai bow as a weapon until the coming of the Edo period.
playmofire:
Nice work as always, cheng. These seem t be the Japanese equivalent of the pikemen of the English Civil War period (mid-1600s):
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8560/8753874335_c3f9789876_b.jpg
Macruran:
Interesting. And now I see where Darth Vader's look was stolen from.
cheng:
--- Quote from: playmofire on April 22, 2017, 06:37:00 ---...... These seem t be the Japanese equivalent of the pikemen of the English Civil War period (mid-1600s):
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thanks Gordon!
and these ECW pikemen wore red....and their pikes look identical....if only playmobil made them....I would have had an easier time customizing my Samurai foot soldiers ;D
(I did customize some ECW pikemen but the extension poles weren't available back then)
tahra:
Those are some lonnnnnnnnng pikes indeed! :o
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