Talk:Yabusame/@comment-38661291-20191104021735

A strong unit but very very expensive. A mere 11 unupgraded yabusame will take out a falconet in one shot, with golden pavillion and daymios it only takes 9. Since flaming arrows are not especially effective against other artillery until they receive the age 4 upgrade (that adds a multiplier vs artillery), yabusame can be a critical addition to a fortress age Japan army. They mix well with Yumi amd Naginata, giving some strong long range anti-cavalry and anti-artillery to protect the yumi while naginata body block with their very high hp (after card). Yabusame lose their usefullness a bit later on but are still useful as a long range support for yumi. They are very upgradeable and are especially good combined with either seminole or carib upgrades for increased damage and raiding potential. They are prohibitively expensive to mass in large numbers but their long range is very easy to underestimate