Overview
a In depth Guide on how to use the Weeaboo Cavalry.
Intro
Are you a Otaku?
Do you like Full Cavalry Armies?
Do you hate those Yari Anti-Japan Peasants Who scream “WEEB”?
Then Fear Nothing,the Weeaboo Cavalry is For You
History
Even Though Katana is a Close Range Weapon used when fighting in Close Quarters (Streets,Towns,and Houses) using them as a Cavalry Force is a Mistake,since Spears and bows are more suitable for that jobs.But their True Purpose is to go into crisis points,and dismount to fight on foot,just like how General Bodyguards Works.
Statistic
For The Stats,they’re one of the Strongest Samurai Cavalry Unit,Stats Wise.
They Cost 950 Koku,and 200 Upkeep,While The Takeda Cost 850 Koku,and 175 Upkeep.
They’re the Slowest Cavalry with the speed of:
-Walk 3.5
-Run 10
-Crawl(Walking when Hiding)3.5
-Charge 12
When Dismounted their Speed is the same like Any Samurai:
-Walk 2
-Run 3.75
-Crawl 1
-Charge 5.5
They have a Boosted Morale of 12,and the Takeda has 14.
Their Attack is Quite High 18 Attack,20 as Takeda,and 12 Attack/14 Takeda when Dismounted.
Their Defense is actually the highest non-Hero Sword Units at 6 Melee Defense,Takeda got 7.
Their Charge is Quite Weak 15 Charge,just like their Samurai Counterpart,but gets even worse when dismounted,turning that charge bonus to 8.
for Armor they actually have 7 Armor,and 6 Mount Armor(Armor when on Horse)
Their Traits are Resistant to Morale Shock(No Other Cav Units has this Trait),
and can hide in woods.
Campaign Tactic
from seeing their Stats,you can see that they’re quite bad as a Cavalry.But in the Campaign,All Cavalry has a Syndrome called “Easy Auto Resolve” which means,when auto resolving,even with Light Cavalry,they tend to get a higher chance of winning,even with their fewer numbers,this is caused by the game engine thinking Cavalry are Superior,and gives their Auto Resolve Powers a
Higher Stats.
But if you want to use these Weebs as a Unit in your Army of Ashigaru Infantry.
Pfft…. Good Luck.
You see… this Unit is Born to be used in a Full Cavalry Army,they don’t work well with other infantry,but works pretty well with Cavalry.
Also Please NOTE THIS CAPS LOCKED SENTENCE.
CAVALRY UNITS HAS 20 CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT SPEED,WHILE INFANTRY HAS 15.
Do you know that old Tactic of only Attacking with your general when your army can’t reach a Hostile army?
Turns out that in Total War,Cavalry Units Usually moves 33% Further in a Turn than Infantry Units.
Question Section:
So What Does the 20 Movement Range do good for Cavalry?
Update:
Good Upgrades for Katana Cavalry:
-Morale Upgrade
if you’re using them as a mainline holders,better prepare some High Morale Mounted Infantry.
-Armor Upgrade
even though they have 7 Armor,upgrading it to 12 is probably a must if you’re facing a lot of Archers.
Battle Tactic
From all of the Above,you might can conclude that Katana Cavalry is just a Bad Unit,but I will show you how to use them(Campaign).Now this is kind of a tricky unit to use,since it has 2 purpose,anti Sword Infantry on Horse,and Anti spear Infantry on Foot,but if you want to use them just use them in a Full Cavalry Army as a Mounted Infantry.
Even though they become a Weaker Katana Samurai offensively when dismounted(12 Attack,8 Charge,80 Men Vs 12 Attack,15 Charge,160 Men),but in defense they’re pretty good,especially because Melee Defense actually doesn’t change when the unit is dismounted.
and from all the Cav Unit,only the Katana Cavalry that’s good when dismounted,since Bow and Yari Cav only have 1 and 2 Melee Defense,Ew.
if that statement is too long,use them in a Full Cav Army,as a Infantry unit that can hold other Enemy Infantry,while your Yari and Bow Cav Manouver in their Flanks,the Katana Cavalry has the Morale,Morale Shock Resistant,and Melee Defense to hold the enemy infantry,even when outnumbered.
Warning: This Tactic is probably not effective if the Enemy suddenly charged a Spear Cavalry(Yari Or Light Cav) into your Dismounted/Mounted Katana Cavalry,keeping a unit or 2 Yari Cavalry close to the Katana Cav could solve this problem,but make sure those Yari cav avoids missiles.
Ending
Answer Section:
The Reason why you should only use Katana Cavalry in a Full Cav Army is because of the 20 Movement Speed actually Snowballed when under the Effects of Roads and General Skills,if Calculated,a Late Game Cavalry can actually Have 40-50 Campaign Movement Range,while Infantry still have 20-25 Movement Range.
So that’s the End for this Rusty Diamond.
Tune in Next time as I show you how to use the “Only the One who study history with Books knew that Honor in Samurai Society means Loyalty to your Daimyo,not To fight Fairly with a Katana (Matchlock Samurai).
and Remember,Only use Katana Cav when you go Full Cavalry.
