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Interestingly, there are conflicting accounts on how effective Japanese archery and tactics really were against the Mongols, with mentions of sniping officers from afar being definitely successful. Some sources also suggest that Mongol formations weren't as cohesive as others allege. Yet, one detail is interesting: the early Tachi blades used by the Samurai were too long and thin, causing them to often snap when impacting against the thick boiled leather armor worn by the Mongols. This triggered a process of revision of the Japanese sword that would lead to the creation of the shorter and sturdier Katana as we know

At this point, it's simply a matter of timing a straight line run of one of the map's street, a couple of equations, and we come up with a rough result: the map you see above measures approximately 2,246 meters by 2,188 meters. That's 3.73 square kilometers or 1.44 square miles. Yes. I know, it was pretty sm

If you look at Google Trends, you'll notice that "Ninja" is more popular as a search term than pirates (just to play with a classic meme), and if you try to compare against many other relevant search terms, the Japanese stealthy warriors will more often than not jump out of the shadows and come out on

Wounded Mongol commander Liu Fu-Hsiang discussed what to do with other generals, and he ultimately withdrew the army to the perceived safety of the ships (some sources also state that they were short on arrows, which contributed to the decisi

Another interesting detail is that the landing in Komodahama happened on October 5th, 1274, and the Battle of Bun'Ei ended on October 21st. I couldn't find clear data on when Japanese relief forces reached the island of Tsushima, but it's probably not much later. This means that the story of the game is likely to be rather short in terms of timespan, as the first Mongol Invasion had a long buildup, but was ultimately a brief engagement. It'll be definitely interesting to see if the story will somehow extend to the second invasion. Since forces on the island held back the Mongol tide a few years later in 1281, it's quite possible that Sucker Punch will decide to include it at the end of the game, or it could even be a good hook for a seq

Before his death, Sokeuni ordered two retainers to escape the island on a small boat. The two, named Kotaro and Jiro Hyoue, were tasked with the mission to inform the authorities in Kyushu of the incoming invasion. They managed to successfully perform their mission and went on to fight during both invasions. They were ultimately killed in action in 1281 during the battle of Taka Isl

First of all, let's take a broad look at the history of the Mongol Invasions of Japan. The plural is due to the fact is that two were attempted, a few years apart: the first happened in 1274, and the second in 1

The next Mongol attack came with two landings at Shika Island, which guarded the entrance of Hakata Bay. One force was led by Korean naval commander Hong Dagu and the other by Zhang Cheng. Japanese forces fought fiercely against the attackers and managed to push them back to their ships, nearly killing Hong Dagu himself. The battered fleet withdrew to Iki once ag

As of now, Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams) isn't expected to appear in the Arrowverse crossover. Black Lightning won't premiere until early 2018 , and the series will reportedly be kept separate from The CW's other DCTV shows - at least, for the time being. Still, this year's Arrowverse crossover is set to include all the major heroes from The CW's live-action DCTV series, as well as their animated offerings set in the superhero universe. Now, fan art for the Arrowverse recreates a Justice League poster using the DCTV her

The Japanese took advantage of their smaller crafts to perform effective night-time surprise attacks on the withdrawing fleet, while fifty small vessels were loaded with hay and used to set some Korean ships on fire. Many of the enemy soldiers were killed, unable to employ their superior ranged weapons on the cramped decks of their ships. Korean commander Hong Dagu opted to withdraw back to the safety of the continent, but a typhoon struck the fleet and caused a large number of ships to sink, drowning most of the remaining a

In a three or four-player game, the number of Battlefields is increased to three, which adds even more decision points into the mix. Like most card games in general (not just CCGs), the game is balanced around 1v1 play, but I'm interested in trying out bigger multiplayer games more often than not with this sys

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