Kraelin,

Remember you're plaing a game where an entire day takes something like 30 minutes (more for a big 4v4 multi-play). So I figure it's taking them a leisurely 10 minutes game-time per volley!

Gunners were simple non-samurai rank soldiers, so cost to train was historically cheap (thus there rapid intro into most Daimyos' armies). As to logistics, well let's just say that arrows weren't cheap either, then you had to have depots to keep a large quantity at hand, etc....

Try an on-line battle in the rain and tell me muskets are way to effective for cost! Their achilles heal is easy for everyone to see

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