User blog:SPARTAN 119/Hussite Rebel vs Ikko-ikki Rebel

The Hussite Rebels, the Czech anti-Catholic rebels who challenged to the power of Rome armed with early firearms and innovative wagon-fort tactics

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The Ikko-ikki rebels, militant anti-authoritarian Buddhist in 15th and 16th century Japan who challenged the power the of samurai warlords.

WHO IS DEADLIEST?!

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Hussite Rebels
The Hussites were the followers of Jan Huss, a Czech theologian who, in the late 14th and early 15th century challenged to doctrines of the Catholic church, including some of those that would later be challenged by Martin Luther, such as indulgences. The Hussites rose up after the Huss was burned at the stake for heresy. The church declared a Crusade against the Hussite, who responded with innovative tactics known as Wagenberg, in which a ring of wagons, lined with spearmen, crossbowmen, and hand cannoneers were successfully used to defeat larger forces of armored knights. The Hussites were among the first military forces to sucessfully use gunpowder-based weapons in battle. It took five crusades, until 1434 to defeat the Hussite Revolt.

Ikko-ikki
The Ikko-ikki were a rebel faction in feudal-era Japan, consisting of peasant rebels, Buddhist warrior monks, Shinto priests, and local nobles, all united under the teachings of a Jodo Shinshu or "Pure Land" Buddhism, which stated that all believers are equally blessed by the grace of Amida Buddha. Specifically, the teachings of charismatic Buddhist priest named Rennyo, who preached the antinomian message of the Jodo Shinshu, as well as a message of opposition to the samurai nobility. Rennyo also preached policy of pacifism, though he view defensive warfare as justified and thus fortified his temples, should they come under attack by one of the many warring factions at the time. In 1488, however, in spite of Rennyo's pacifist views, a group of peasant rebels inspired by Rennyo's teachings violently seized of the Kaga province, marking the first time a Japanese province was ruled by commoners.

The rebellion continued past the death of Rennyo in 1499. In the 1500s, the Ikko-ikki took control of a number of fortresses and Buddhist temples, eventually controlling major trade routes through Japan, putting them at odds with Oda Nobunaga, who was intent on controlling these trade routes as part of his campaign to unify Japan. In 1564, forces under Tokugawa Ieyasu, future founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, who had recently allied himself with Oda Nobunaga, dealt a severe blow to the Ikko-ikki when he defeated them at the Battle of Azukizaka. The Ikko-ikki, however, remained in existence until the 1580s, when they allied themselves with Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his war against other groups of Buddhist warrior monks. =Weapons=

Longsword (Hussite)
The European longsword was a simple straight sword about 1.2 meters in length. The weapon had a cruciform hilt, and could be used with one or two hands, sometimes being known as a "hand and a half".

Katana (Ikko)
A katana is the classic samurai sword, made with multiple layers of soft and hard steel, for optimum strength and sharpness. The blade is used mainly as a slashing weapon though it can be used to thrust as well.

119's Edge
Both are well-made swords that can be deadly in combat. Edge: Even

Flail (Hussite)
The flail or "ball and chain" was a simple medieval weapon with a metal ball chained to a handle. The metal ball often had armor piercing spikes to increase the lethality of the weapon.

Kusarigama (Ikko)
The Kusarigama is a weapon consisting of a small scythe with a weight attached to the other end with a chain. The weapon can be used for both slashing with the blade and blunt force attacks with the weight, and can, in skilled hands, be used to disarm an opponent.

119's Edge
The Ikko-ikki's kusarigama for its greater versatility with both the blade and the flail.

Halberd (Hussite)
A halberd is a European polearm combining an axe, a spear point, and a spike for hooking cavalry off horseback, mounted on a roughly 1.5 meter long pole. The weapon was cheap to produce, but deadly against even heavy cavalry, making it a favorite of conscript armies and peasant rebels.

Naginata (Ikko)
The Naginata is a Japanese polearm consisting of a blade of about 30-60 centimeters on top of a shaft about seven feet long. The weapon can be used for both slashing and thrusting attacks.

119's Edge
The Hussite's halberd for its greater versatility and lethality.

Arbalest (Hussite)
An arbalest is a crossbow with a steel bow, capable of firing an arrow with much more force than a wooden crossbow. Because of the forces involved, an arbalest, a windlass was often required to string the bow.

Yumi (Ikko)
The yumi is a large Japanese longbow, sometimes being longer than the user is tall. The weapon is made from a composite of wood, bamboo, and leather.

119's Edge
The Hussite's arbalest for its ease or use and massive stopping power.

Hand Cannon (Hussite)
The hand cannon is an early firearm used in the late Middle Ages. The weapon consisted of a simple metal tube filled with gunpowder and a projectile, fired using a slow burning match, either placed to the touch hole directly, or using a crude trigger mechanism. The weapon was used from about the 1300s to the early 1500s, at which point it was replaced with the matchlock musket. The weapon had a short range, but could be deadly when used in formation with pikemen.

Tanegashima (Ikko)
The tanegashima is a Japanese matchlock musket based on matchlocks introduced by the Portuguese in the mid-1500s. The weapon improved on the the standard matchlock in a number of ways, most notably the addition of a front sight for easier aiming and an optional lacquered wooden box to cover the burning match in the rain, to allow firing in inclement weather. Like the earlier hand cannon, matchlocks such as the tanegashima could be deadly when used in formation with pikemen, as Oda Nobunaga proved when he defeated the elite Takeda Cavalry in Nagashino.

119's Edge
The Ikko-ikki's Tanegashima for its more advanced design and features like the the front sight, which will increase accuracy. =X-Factors=