Seconded. Yari Samurai are indeed excellent troops, which in retrospect is perhaps a little surprising considering they're "mere" spearmen. But then, as you've just pointed out, they're an order of magnitude better than those found in MTW. (It was actually a rude surprise to discover that spears in MTW weren't nearly as good as those in Shogun.) I've long since come to rely on YS as my armies' mainstay -- and to *know* that I can rely on them.![]()
FWIW, I find that YA can be surprisingly effective when defending bridge battles. One simply has to make sure to back them up with stronger troops (either YS and/or WM) in case they break -- which does happen to me, but probably not as often as you'd think.
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