Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-379205-20130323204313

I noticed in the previous match between pirates and ninja, the ninja had no gunpowder-based weapons, while pirates obviously did. If this gets approved, I plan to do a rematch featuring a late 1500s-era ninja, who would have used gunpowder weapons.

The weapons:

Daggers: Naval Dirk (Pirate) vs Tanto (Ninja)

Swords: Cutlass (Pirate) vs Wakizashi (Ninja)- there is little historical evidence of the ninjato actually existing.

Special: Boarding Axe (Pirate) vs Kusarigama (Ninja)

Mid-range: Boarding Pike (Pirate) vs Fukiya Blowgun and Shuriken (Ninja)

Pistols: Flintlock Pistol (Pirate) vs Bajozutsu Matchlock Pistol (Ninja)

Shotguns: Blunderbuss (Pirate) vs Osutsu (Ninja)

Muskets: Flintlock Musket (Pirate) vs Tanegashima musket (Ninja)

Explosives: Grenado (Pirate) vs Ceramic Grenade (Ninja)

In my opinion, this is a much fairer weapon set, as both combatants have four gunpowder weapons (pistol, shotgun, musket, grenade).  