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@gunsen_history Also some early Korean sword.and why does it seem that piece is standard in Japan, compare to the likes of Ming, it's rare even with Japanese important swords. #ip=1&tbnh=0&tbnw=0&sv=CAMSZBoyKhBlLVZydlpuUExBVGlBeXhNMg5WcnZablBMQVRpQXl4TToOYkxmeml0alJUVTRMb00gBCokCg5nVjNlbVRYTFBSNVdFTRIQZS1WcnZablBMQVRpQXl4TRgAMAFKBAgBEAIYByDX0MCDC0oIEAIYASACKAE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">google.com/search?q=korea…

@gunsen_history What about some Northern dynasties blades, can that be considered proto-habaki. #sv=CAMSVxoyKhBlLWpLQWVkOElZQkZ0VmxNMg5qS0FlZDhJWUJGdFZsTToOekRWZDgxUC16cW9Oa00gBCoXCgFzEhBlLWpLQWVkOElZQkZ0VmxNGAEwAUoECAEQAhgHIOy__L8JSggQAhgBIAIoAQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">google.com/search?client=…

A journey from iron sand, fire and clay to fine arms of steel. My latest essay on Japanese Iron and Steel technology is now available: gunsenmilitaryhistory.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/iro…

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki It wasn't a direct reaction, it was pre-plan, one Samurai simply went on ahead searching for glory, even when he was advised to wait. He was safe just in time when they arrived.

@Blue001831598 @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki One of very few scrolls showing actual cavalry unit, not just mixed riders; I think it was to illustrate a small "quick reaction" force that was to save one of "braves" that had his horse shot from him. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%8Dko…

Japanese heavy cavalry

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki This also wouldn't not different to what was used in the West at the time. a-breefe-discourse.blogspot.com/2024/09/wip-hi…

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki You likely would has banner/flag men and such, you see that in the mongol invasion scroll, one person carrying a flag leading the charge.Mongol sources praised the organization of Japanese mounted groups, stated right above it. Who definitely use formations.

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki Here's also something on kamakura formations. x.com/gunsen_history…

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki Armies further back then sengoku era, tend to be not that well understood. In the mongo invasion scroll, we see a formation that appears similar to what knights would do at the time but with bows.

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki What did you wrote and what outside sources?

@Blue001831598 @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki Not in Japan (though they do exist in chinese-inspired tactical books), I wrote about environmental determinism. Too often Japan is cited as "bad country" for cavalry, big guns etc. while we have plenty of analogies from outside world the reason was 90%social system, not terrain.

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki Here are some things on Japanese horses from European perspectives. x.com/gunsen_history… x.com/gunsen_history…

@ObaczMateusz @ikng397174 @kaiju_tebasaki Also I never came across anything about chariots in Japan for battle. As for quality of horses, the problem here is people think modern Japanese horses are the equipment to sengoku horses. They are not.

@Ekory9 Okay that just sounds made up. What soldiers are stupid enough to abandon their weapons during a siege?

發現"萬曆朝鮮戰爭全史"，蔚山之戰由於明軍攻破倭城群過於順利，明軍拋棄裝備，空手攻島山城的記載。戰場上不可思議的事有點多。

@gunsen_history Don't forget this. -overemphasis on height. -claims of automatically losing to non-japanese. -some sort of insult if you don't believe Samurai were the worst warriors ever. -to a lesser extent claiming Japanese bows were weak and less developed.

Every time that viral tweet of Dequitem fight get posted to farm engagement I am reminded that: - Massive misconceptions on traditional Japanese iron and steel making - Lack of understanding of Japanese armor (coverage, weight, type) - Dismissal of Japanese anti-armor weapons

@kamaeatte 私が書いた内容が正しく、分かりやすいものであることを願っています。

@kamaeatte そういう投稿のほとんどは、単に誤った情報を得てしまった人たちによるものだと私は確信しています。もしもっと正確な情報を与えられれば、彼らはおそらくより複雑な見方をするようになるでしょう。偏見を持っている人もいますが、そういう人は少数派だと私は信じています。

翻訳機能によって生じたサムライ騎士どっちがつおい論争で「ちっぽけなジャ◯プなど一捻りだ、百回やっても騎士が勝つね！」的なツイートを見て正直ムカッとしたのだが、考えてみれば日本にも騎士クソ雑魚論者とか鎌倉武士最強論者がいるし、中国にも明軍がクソ雑魚秀吉軍を殲滅した論者とかいるしなあ

@Watari_toppa @kamaeatte There were also some written accounts about Japanese warriors at the time. Look at the answer from 枪骑士 zhihu.com/question/37754…

@kamaeatte 中国のチワン族とヤオ族の兵士である狼兵は日本人と比べても体格は同程度か小さく、装甲は武士より少ないようですが、１人で倭寇１０人分ぐらいの戦闘力があると言われていたので西洋の兵士と戦っても善戦するかもしれません。

@Figment31 @Olivyre_ @hidetakke @KnightWorld Japanese swordsmiths really didn't, ones from the koto era anyway and not following later traditions. Here you can read this. x.com/gunsen_history…

@Figment31 @Olivyre_ @hidetakke @KnightWorld I get that but this is far from the norm. Here are some examples. youtu.be/9ZfTVVMuSCM?si… youtu.be/5AOItxAcNKg?si…

“What would happen if a Samurai and a Knight fought in the Middle Ages? This hypothetical battle has been brought to life.”