User blog comment:SkullinBones1/Bushi vs Cataphract/@comment-35680048-20191113144622

Tybaltcapulet's " Japan vs Byzantium: Take 1" 

Primary: The Yumi wins this. The Cavalry Lance lacks the range of the Yumi, and thus makes it impossible for them to dish out ranged fire. It's designed to ram into tightly packed formations where it can at least body someone. The Yumi however is a massive middle finger to this as it perfectly suits their hit and run tactics,and like Wass and Pygmy, i'm quite confident that it can pierce the Cataphract's armor. Edge: Bushi 

Sidearm: These are basically the same weapons with similar functionality. Next Edge:Even 

Special: The Naginata dominates here. It's much better suited to horseback combat with a larger length in general. The Mace does one thing well, and that's attacking through armor, but this presents a massive risk with its shorter length, requiring it to get in super close and risk a Naginata or Tachi hit. Edge: Bushi 

Overall/X-factors: If it wasn't obvious, the Bushi will win this battle. The Cataphracts would probably do much better if they didn't have to face an enemy with tactics and a ranged weapon that totally negates this. The Cataphract has absolutely no counter to this, and is relegated to close combat. The problem with this however is that isn't gonna happen with the Bushi constantly harassing them at range. They'll probably take out most of the Cataphracts before they even get close to each other, totally disadvantaging the Byzantines here.

Bushi: 4000

Cataphract:1000