Samurai really said ‘parry this you filthy casual’ and pulled out a musket 💀
Kunipop on
They also loved spears
Salty-Round8130 on
honor is cool and all but you have to consider winning
StrangerExisting4348 on
Nothing more honorable than tactical superiority.
mad_Mo2012 on
You do realize samurai existed for about 400 years before they were i produced to any kind of firearm?
MeringueBeautiful760 on
Reload the tanegashami!
MrStrange8656 on
Honor died on the beach.
-The_Lone_Wolf on
I think the primary weapons were longbows, naginatas and spears. Very much later the guns. Katanas were all time secondary.
Xxbloodhand100xX on
Sikhs be like:
“The curved sword, the dagger, the double-edged sword, the scimitar, the gun, the hatchet, and the arrow. The straight sword, the rapier, and the spear—these, indeed, are our spiritual guides.”
Admirable_Program_25 on
They act like king in fiction but they are rat in real life 😹
a_angry_bunny on
Also, before the gun was invented, Samurai used bows and polearms more than swords. The katana basically had the same purpose as the longsword European knights used. It was a sidearm when the the enemy is about to overrun your position.
No-Effective388 on
Samurai in reality weren’t noble warriors, they were privileged assholes. They easily could rob kill and pillage, without fearing much consequences.
SirCaliber on
Nobunaga with that 3 Line Formation so his Army can cycle with reloading and unloading bullets simultaneously.
Aenigmatrix on
Thinking about Nagashino, I’m at the point of trying to figure out whether the samurai had cavalry charges like the usual image of cavalry charging up on the arquebusiers.
But the Japanese back then did not even have shock cavalry? Their horses were smaller then.
SnikiAsian on
Samurai and bushido as we know it today is fairly modern concept that came about during Edo period when samurais turned into glorified bureaucrats. It was further developed into what we know today after Meiji restoration which is around when Samurai class was abolished and bushido became popular in service of rising Japanese nationalism and militarism.
From around 13th to 16th century when samurais were actually running around fighting wars, they had no problem using any and all tactics that could help them win including all kinds of betrayals and backstabbings. Guns were just another useful tools they could use to win.
AlternativeMud9302 on
I like to imagine that the chinese general Zhuge Liang (WoLong) wouldve also carried a matchlock pistol if they had been invented. Mans nickname was “sleeping dragon” guns make combat easier, and matchlock throw up a bunch of smoke just like dragons, thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Tripdrakony on
Honor was only a thing between two samurai, fighting in a official duel.
But in war? Fuck it, guns traps, sneaky and unfair. Whatever gives you an advantage.
Free_Return_2358 on
Same with Native Americans and many African tribes, they loved when guns were brought over and swiftly adopted the technology.
TheRealPopatsot on
Oda fucking loved em. If only he lived to see them get even better
JaidenX_2002 on
There’s a difference between honor and victory
IndependentBeach- on
Oda Nobunaga literally revolutionized Japanese warfare by mass-producing matchlock firearms for his armies
E4g6d4bg7 on
Edo period samurai vs Sengoku samurai
Dessael on
Read about a samurai in the tokugawa period, mother fucker was broke and if he got money he blew that on gambling and brothels immediately
Logical-Life-9014 on
Honor’s nice, but winning hits different
zonkponk on
Even before guns they used other weapons than swords because swords can’t do much against armor
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Honor doesn’t stop a lead ball
Samurai really said ‘parry this you filthy casual’ and pulled out a musket 💀
They also loved spears
honor is cool and all but you have to consider winning
Nothing more honorable than tactical superiority.
You do realize samurai existed for about 400 years before they were i produced to any kind of firearm?
Reload the tanegashami!
Honor died on the beach.
I think the primary weapons were longbows, naginatas and spears. Very much later the guns. Katanas were all time secondary.
Sikhs be like:
“The curved sword, the dagger, the double-edged sword, the scimitar, the gun, the hatchet, and the arrow. The straight sword, the rapier, and the spear—these, indeed, are our spiritual guides.”
They act like king in fiction but they are rat in real life 😹
Also, before the gun was invented, Samurai used bows and polearms more than swords. The katana basically had the same purpose as the longsword European knights used. It was a sidearm when the the enemy is about to overrun your position.
Samurai in reality weren’t noble warriors, they were privileged assholes. They easily could rob kill and pillage, without fearing much consequences.
Nobunaga with that 3 Line Formation so his Army can cycle with reloading and unloading bullets simultaneously.
Thinking about Nagashino, I’m at the point of trying to figure out whether the samurai had cavalry charges like the usual image of cavalry charging up on the arquebusiers.
But the Japanese back then did not even have shock cavalry? Their horses were smaller then.
Samurai and bushido as we know it today is fairly modern concept that came about during Edo period when samurais turned into glorified bureaucrats. It was further developed into what we know today after Meiji restoration which is around when Samurai class was abolished and bushido became popular in service of rising Japanese nationalism and militarism.
From around 13th to 16th century when samurais were actually running around fighting wars, they had no problem using any and all tactics that could help them win including all kinds of betrayals and backstabbings. Guns were just another useful tools they could use to win.
I like to imagine that the chinese general Zhuge Liang (WoLong) wouldve also carried a matchlock pistol if they had been invented. Mans nickname was “sleeping dragon” guns make combat easier, and matchlock throw up a bunch of smoke just like dragons, thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Honor was only a thing between two samurai, fighting in a official duel.
But in war? Fuck it, guns traps, sneaky and unfair. Whatever gives you an advantage.
Same with Native Americans and many African tribes, they loved when guns were brought over and swiftly adopted the technology.
Oda fucking loved em. If only he lived to see them get even better
There’s a difference between honor and victory
Oda Nobunaga literally revolutionized Japanese warfare by mass-producing matchlock firearms for his armies
Edo period samurai vs Sengoku samurai
Read about a samurai in the tokugawa period, mother fucker was broke and if he got money he blew that on gambling and brothels immediately
Honor’s nice, but winning hits different
Even before guns they used other weapons than swords because swords can’t do much against armor