Chukan Butsu Bune | Wako

Chukan Butsu  Bune | Wako Image

Basic Unit Statistics (can be modified by difficulty level, arts, skills, traits and retainers)

Recruitment Cost 300
Upkeep Cost 75
Unit Limit 8
Marines 35 28%
Seamen 35 17%
Hull Strength 200 33%
Morale 22 44%

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Description

These medium-sized ships are good all-purpose sailers: big enough for battle without being slow and cumbersome.

Wako pirates are a constant threat to all. Their main targets are trade ships, but these medium bunes and their wako crews are capable of battle against warships as well. They have a reasonably strong hull and enough fighting men on board to overpower bigger ships, all the while retaining the manoeuvrability needed against lighter, faster vessels. Medium bunes are good all-rounders and are not the equal of specialised vessels, but they have versatility to spare! The medium, or seki, bune was smaller than an ataka bune and larger than the kobaya. The design combined strength with speed. In appearance the hull resembled a smaller version of the ataka bune, but with the addition of a pointed bow. The seki bune lacked a deck house. The design was certainly good enough to be adopted by the wako, men who had an eye to the practical business of turning a profit on every voyage.