Destin Faroda

That sounds a bit like Cossacks which was a good game for its time. Cossacks II had one of the best and most realistic combat systems. I wish more developers would use it as inspirations. The old rock-paper-scissor mechanic is so boring and arcadish. Besides, it creates problems like in all unmodded Total War games (balancing issues, spams etc.). Infantry shouldn't even be able to hurt buildings. Well, they could throw torches, but that shouldn't be as effective as a good catapult. Archers could shoot fire arrows.

Typical army composition for a late Sengoku jidai army (1570+): - Daikyu Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with a longbow, a cheap katana, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet - Nagae Yari Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with a long pike, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet - Teppo Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with an arquebuse, a cheap katanan, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet - Naginata Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with a naginata, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet (Rarely used) - Bo Hiya Zutsu Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with an arquebuse that shoots rockets, a cheap katana, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet (Rarely used) - Bakugeki Shu Ashigaru: professional warrior equipped with Mongol fire bombs, a cheap katana, tatami-do armour and jingasa helmet (Rarely used) - Daikyu Samurai Kihei: noble pony cavalry equipped with a longbow, a katana, a tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet - Yari Samurai Kihei: noble pony cavalry equipped with a spear, a tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet - Kiju Samurai Kihei: noble pony cavalry equipped with an arquebuse, a katana, a tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet (Rarely used) - Daikyu Samurai: noble warrior equipped with a longbow, a katana, tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet - Teppo Samurai: noble warrior equipped with an arquebuse, a katana, tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet - Yari Samurai: noble warrior equipped with a spear, tosei gusoku armour and kabuto helmet Siege weapons: wooden and iron cannons, mortars, mangonels, rocket cannon (Rare. Due to the location of Japanese castles, they often couldn't be used.) Swords were not used as primary weapons. Japanese iron was cheap and katanas easily broke. Besides, they are useless against long spears, pikes and lamellar armour. Ships: - Kobaya: small wooden rowing ships with a mixed crew - Ju Bune: medium wooden rowing ship with a mixed crew - Butsu Bune: big wooden rowing ship with a mixed crew - Sengoku Bune: a wooden rowing ship with sails and a mixed crew - Atakebune: big wooden rowing ship with iron plating - Kanon Bune: medium-sized wooden rowing ship with Western cannons Japanese ships were nothing more than platforms for troops. Boarding was the primary tactic. And here's a Genpei army: - Daikyu Bushi Kihei: noble pony cavalry equipped with a longbow, a tachi, an oyoroi armour and a Heian kabuto - Daikyu Bushi: noble warriors equipped with a longbow, a tachi, an oyoroi armour and a Heian kabuto - Naginata Bushi: noble warriors equipped with a naginata, an oyoroi armour and a Heian kabuto - Daikyu Gennin: attendants equipped with a longbow, a tachi, an oyoroi armour and a Heian kabuto - Naginata Gennin: attendants equipped with a naginata, an oyoroi armour and a Heian kabuto - Daikyu Shimobe: policemen equipped with a longbow, a tachi and cheap armour - Naginata Shimobe: policemen equipped with a naginata and cheap armour With the introduction of the kondei reforms, Japan got rid of conscripted peasants (T'ang system) and introduced a small, but elite army of professional warriors.