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By jubaji - Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:46:57 GMT
Originally Posted at: Deluxe Forums
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So, in 1543 a Chinese ship gets blown off course and rolls up on an island near Kagoshima. The Portuguese who happened to be on board brought the first firearms to Japan.
In short order the Samurai had adopted them and began developing new battle strategies based on this new technology.
Of course in lots of bad movies (like the unwatchable 'Last Samurai' with rat-face himself) the Samurai are portrayed as - for some unfathomable reason - rejecting an effective new weapon. This notion seems to capture the popular imagination to a significant degree.
Why?
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By jubaji - Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:46:57 GMT
Originally Posted at: Deluxe Forums
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So, in 1543 a Chinese ship gets blown off course and rolls up on an island near Kagoshima. The Portuguese who happened to be on board brought the first firearms to Japan.
In short order the Samurai had adopted them and began developing new battle strategies based on this new technology.
Of course in lots of bad movies (like the unwatchable 'Last Samurai' with rat-face himself) the Samurai are portrayed as - for some unfathomable reason - rejecting an effective new weapon. This notion seems to capture the popular imagination to a significant degree.
Why?
Read More...
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