Editing Kensei (section)

===War Machines===

* Engineer
Speaks for itself.

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Image:Sohei Engie.jpg|A Sohei Engineer.
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* Crew
Likewise. 
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Image:HataJurushi Cannon.JPG|A Hata-Jurishi for artillery. 
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* OO-Dzutsu
Large caliber siege cannons, reverse-engineered from western shipwrecks off the coast of Hymukai and now produced at home. 

The real life origin of the OO-Dzutsu is exactly the same. Portuguese world explorer Fernão Mendes Pinto had already been selling firearms to the Japanese when he shipwrecked off the Ryukyu Islands, and the locals took the opportunity to strip his ship of everything and begin to replicate what they found from ships to cannons to devices like compasses. The actual word Oo-Dzutsu is the generic word for front-loading cannon in Japanese so technically almost all non-Furanki War Machines are also Oo-Dzutsu. 

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* Shibatsuji
A larger version of the OO-Dzutsu, technologically improved by the Otokodate and now sold to all factions regardless of their actual attitudes and policies towards the Otokodate. 

Again, the Shibatsuji differs very little from real history and in fact shares its name with the real life oldest surviving Japanese cannon which was used in the Siege Of Osaka in 1615 by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The cannon itself was named after its creator Shibatsuji Ryuemon Sukenobu. The Japanese adapted quickly to the introduction of firearms by pioneering techniques of manufacturing and battle strategies that took the west centuries to develop, and the most skilled craftsmen were able to create weapons that were far superior to those sold to them. The real Shibatsuji is more similar to the Kensei OO-Dzutsu in size, the Kensei Shibatsuji represents the most advanced Japanese-made cannons which were equals to the largest used by the Dutch themselves. Sadly none of these survive today. 

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Image:Shibatsuji Real.jpg|The real life Shibatsuji. 
Image:Kuroi-te Shibatsuji.jpg|The Kuroi-te get their own Shibatsuji. 
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* Furanki
Defensive artillery on a fixed mount, purchased from Namban Traders. It is reloaded from the rear through an ammunition chamber which is both safer and faster. 

The Kensei Furanki is identical to the real life Furanki in lore and function. Technically called "breech-loading swivel gun", the Portuguese merchants called them "Frenchy Guns" or "Frank Guns" which resulted in the name "Furanki" or "Machine Of The Franks". Furanki were used by westerners as anti-personnel guns mounted on ships but the Japanese preferred to use them in the same role on castles or other fortified positions. Furanki had a maximum firing rate around 3x the speed of all other cannons of the time. One of the few surviving Japanese Furanki belonged to the Ōtomo clan. 

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Image:Frenchy Gun.jpg|The real life Ōtomo Furanki. 
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* Tahio
Invented in the west but improved by the engineers of Hymukai, the Taiho performs several roles from anti-personnel to siege artillery and is accurate. 

The Tahio was called the Culebrina in the second Kickstarter campaign but after conversations between backers about the historical inspiration of the weapon the name was changed to the Tahio. The Tahio/Culebrina represents the Culverin, the most popular and widespread cannon in the west between the years of 1500-1700 and is the stereotypical cannon most people think of. The "culverin" or "coulevrine" (name originating in the Latin phrase "colubrinus" or "of the nature of a snake")was a handgun invented aroud 1500, which was further engineered into a large artillery piece of the same name by the French which was then adopted by the English and soon after most other European naval powers. 
Tahio/Culverins are smoothbore cannons, usually but not always front-loaded, that fire round ammunition (cannonballs) at long range and flat trajectory. The Japanese purchased great deals of all kinds of these reliable cannons from the Dutch and Portuguese, and made their own in the same style after Oda Nobunaga commissioned them following the Battle of Nagashino in 1575. Most existing cannons of all kinds were purchased by Tokugawa Ieyasu in preparation for the Siege Of Osaka, and he commissioned as many as could be produced as well. 

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Image:British Culverin.jpg|A real life (British) culverin. 
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* Morutaru
Used by the Sun Empire, adapted by the Hymukai due to its non-linear firing being excellent for sieges and its ability to send smoke signals from long distances.

The inspiration for the "Morutaru" (just Engrish for mortar) has a bit more involved history. 
After the death of Oda Nobunaga, retainer Toyotomi Hideyoshi took control of the Oda clan. After a number of political moves Hideyoshi focused on peacetime pursuits, rather than pursuing the role of Shogun like Nobunaga had done, while preparing his clan for a different kind of war. Rather than attack other clans at home in Japan, Hideyoshi planned to pursue Nobunaga's secondary goal of conquering China. Rather than attempting to directly attack the Chinese coastline, he attempted to negotiate with Korea for access to a port and route into China but was turned down out of fears that China would retaliate against Korea if the war went poorly for Japan. As a result Hideyoshi gathered many different clans towards the same goal and attacked Korea instead in two invasions between 1592 and 1598, both of which went poorly due to the skilled Korean leadership and Chinese aid. During the war the Japanese incorporated many Korean technologies and techniques (Korea had become fairly advanced due to absorbing innovations from the west, China, and further countries like India); despite this the Korean mortar, used often and effectively against them throughout the entire conflict, was only incorporated by a few Daimyo who used them conservatively. When Dutchmen performed a demonstration of what a mortar could really do in 1639, despite none of the payload actually hitting their targets, the Japanese military leaders present suddenly became very interested in them and mortars were both purchased and produced rapidly by many different factions. The Dutch taught them to use more than just the basic exploding shells as well. 

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* Hiya Taiho
A small cannon that fires incendiary arrows to devastate infantry, based on the Bo-hiya. 

The Hiya Taiho is the same as the real life "hiya taihou" (although the model is more decorated than most real life ones would be). Its essentially a mortar that fires the Bo Hiya ammunition instead of the Bo Hiya model which uses a flintlock-like handheld gun. 

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Image:Bohiya.jpg|A real life version. 
Image:Kuroi-te Bo Hiya Crew.jpg|The Kuroi-te crew for when they field a Hiya Taiho.
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* Kataparuto
A Kuroi-te specific War Machine who's origins are unknown but it is suggested it came from the north. Its a "siege catapult" which uses corpses as ammunition. 

Real life feudal Japanese of course figured out the catapult, and most nations that engaged in siege warfare used biological warfare to spread disease among enemies as well as demoralize them when sieges go on too long. The significance of the Kataparuto (Engrish for catapult obviously) is more the depravity of the Kuroi-te to use it as a first resort rather than it being used in general.

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* Taiho Yohin
Technically a piece of scenery taken by players as if a model in their army representing extra ammunition. 

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