User blog:Goddess of Despair/Ikko-ikki Rebels vs Minutemen

The Ikko-ikki Rebels;  the deadly rebels united under Jodo Shinshu.

The Minutemen; the militia, who fought on a minute's notice against the most powerful nation of their time!

Who is deadliest? To find out, our wikians are testing history's most lethal weapons. No rules, no safety, no mercy. History will be re-written in this duel to the death to decide who is the deadliest warrior!

Minutemen
History=

American Minutemen were the militia employed by the thirteen U.S. colonies early in the American Revolutionary War, named so because they were able to be deployed to battle within a minute's notice. The Minutemen saw combat especially in the early battles of the revolution, such as at Lexington and Concord, and at Bunker Hill. As the conflict intensified, the militia remained an essential part of the American war effort but saw increasingly less action, as the Colonial army became the primary fighting force in the later years of the war. Short range= Colichemarde
 * 30 inches long.


 * Weights 1.5 pounds.

Medium range= Blunderbuss
 * Made to thrust.
 * 32 inches long.


 * Weights 10-12 pounds.

Long range= Brown Bess Musket
 * Leadshot and improvised ammunition.
 * .75 caliber.


 * Length of 58.5".


 * Weights 10.5 pounds.

Special= Tomahawk
 * Range 50-100 yards.


 * Weights 2 pounds.


 * 14 inches long.


 * Single edged.

Bayonet
 * 18 inch blade.


 * Mounted on the Brown Bess.

Ikko-ikki Rebel
History= ""Renounce this defiled world and attain the Pure Land""

- Ikko-ikki slogan

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, and even managed to put up a strong resistance at the Siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji, holding of an army of Oda samurai for ten years. The rebellion finally ended when the the Ikki allied themselves with Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his war against other groups of Buddhist warrior monks. Short range= Katana


 * Weights 3 pounds.


 * Length of 29.9 inches.

Medium range= Osutsu The Osutsu was a Japanese matchlock firearm with a short, wide barrel, used in Sengoku or Warring States period Japanese history in mid to late 1500s. The weapon was intended for used in a manner similar to the later European blunderbuss, as an early form of shotgun. The Osutsu could be loaded with a variety of types of ammunition, most typically metal shot or arrows. Long range= Tanegashima Musket
 * Steel blade.
 * Matchlock.


 * Range 50-100 yards.

Special= Tanto
 * .69 caliber round
 * Light weight.


 * 11.8 inches long.


 * Primarily thrusting.


 * Double edged.

Nata
 * Weight-1.5 pounds.


 * Length-16 inches.


 * Blade Length-8-10 inches.
 * Single edged.

Voting/Battle info
The battle will be a 4 on 4 and will take place at a small town with a nearby forest. Edges or a 2 paragraphs are required to count as a full vote. Votes with one word, sentence, or state no arguments will not count. Voting ends July 31st, 2013.

Battle
Minutemen     Ikko-ikki

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Simulator's Results
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Expert's Opinon
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