User blog comment:Ekreture/Ashigaru vs Yeoman Archer/@comment-181289-20140724204516

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Close Range:Yeoman: The sword and sheild combo is just a better combination than the sword alone in this situation. The Buckler gives a great defensive option but brings another offense as well. The Yeoman sword also gives him a few more options on a swrod vs swrod battle than the Wakizashi. The Yeoman get's the edge in close combat.

Mid Range: Ashigaru: The Yaru takes this range with little problem. It is simply the more lethal weapon than the quater-staff.

Long Range:Yeoman THe long bow holds the advantage in category. Not only does it have a longer affective range, but is more accuarate than early fire arms. It addtional has a quicker rate of fire and is the more reliable weapon. The reason firearms took over from bow is they took significantly less training to use and you could arm a large number of untrained soldiers with it and still have them work effectivly in large numbers. But in this case, the life time training of the Yeoman makes him the more affectie warrior in his weapon.

Overall:Yeoman: While the Ashigaru has the more advanced long range weapon, the Yeoman's superior range and rate of fire gives him the distinct advantage in long range and the edge in close range combat as well. In the end the Yeoman takes this.