User blog comment:Ekreture/Ashigaru vs Yeoman Archer/@comment-5795750-20140723030344/@comment-4661256-20140724211031

Basically, I could replace every mention of the word "Yeomen" with "Ashigaru" and "arrows" with "bullets" and your point would be null.

Assuming that the Ashigaru will be letting bullets down range aimlessly is incredibly dumb to assume. This is a small "firefight", not some big army vs army battle. The Ashigaru are smart enough to not let loose at men taking cover (and yes, there IS cover in battle. He said so in chat.) And conserve their energy and ammo. If this were large scale then it'd make sense, but this isn't. The Ashigaru will wait until the right moment, and then Fire at will.

See?