Organising The Ashigaru Box Set

With the Samurai box all organised (read here) and the first unit being painted, it was time to look at the Ashigaru box set. These are the peasant-warriors, drawn from the commoners to fight as the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Nipponese.

There are 3 types of Infantry amongst the Ashigaru in the Nippon army list, each one represented by the contents of the Wargames Atlantic box: Ashigaru, Ashigaru Bowmen and Ashigaru Teppo. There is a minimum of 1 unit of Ashigaru unit per 1000 points, with no limit on the number of units you can have in your force with the exception of the Teppo (black powder handguns) which are a maximum of 2 units per 1000 points.

The Wargames Atlantic box, with a few additions of banners from the Samurai Command box, can make 5 units of Ashigaru, 2 units of Ashigaru Bowmen and 2 units of Ashigaru Teppo - a total of 465 points from one box that costs £30rrp. That's £3.33 a unit, not a bad price. 

With the first of two mandatory Samurai units painted, I'll work on the single mandatory Ashigaru unit next, setting the paint scheme for the rest of the army to come.