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> From: Nate Ledbetter <ltdomer98@...>
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>I'm convinced that the
>REAL innovation at Nagashino was not so much the
>volley fire but the conjuction of missile weapons and
>natural and man-made obstacles. He integrated fires
>and obstacles as well as any modern commander would.
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Read "The Dawn of Modern Warfare", it's part of the West Point
Military History series. Sorry he wasn't the first use a combination of
terrain and guns. Read about Gonzola and his conduct of the battle of
Cerignola in 1503. These tactics were used by the Spanish and gave rise
to their ascendency in Europe. I suspect if there was a real innovation,
it was in his formations and their speed and possibly training. The
Spanish Tercio was a slow clunky thing to manuveur and fight. Any of the
three, Oda et. al would have been a top general anywhere in period I think.
> From: "Saitoh Hajime" <the_sam_99@...>
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>In the commentaries to the 7 Samurai DVD it is
>said that 2 minutes were needed, but I would like to confirm that, if
>possible.
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That fits with the figures I've read and my friends with period firearms
can't really load much faster than that and they have the concept of
drill down cold. Not something usual for the 1600's soldier.
> From: "Masamori Masami" <oni_shogun@...>
>Subject: Re: The Last Samurai? Good? Bad?
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>Ive seen a few Kurosawa films, and they seem very accurate. I
>recommend any Kurosawa film.
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Except maybe Dreams and DoDesuKaden....
Jim