SW007 'Ashigaru Arquebusier Kneeling Firing' (Western Army) Top Seller often fighting behind protective lines

often fighting behind protective lines of shield-bearing infantry

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prepared to observe the battlefield or engage enemy forces at a moment's notice

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SW007 'Ashigaru Arquebusier Kneeling Firing' (Western Army) Top Seller often fighting behind protective linesSW007 Another useful addition to the ranks of the matchlock firing Arquebusiers. The figure depicts an ashigaru (foot soldier) firing a tanegashima (Japanese matchlock arquebus) from a kneeling position. By 1600, arquebus armed ashigaru had become a dominant force on Japanese battlefields after firearms were introduced by Portuguese traders in 1543. Massed formations of these soldiers could deliver disciplined volleys capable of breaking cavalry