Total War: SHOGUN 2 1vs1: Matchlock Samurai (9-Chevron) vs Portuguese Tercos | MELEE COMBAT

Total War: SHOGUN 2 1vs1: Matchlock Samurai (9-Chevron) vs Portuguese Tercos | MELEE COMBAT Clan: Ikko Ikki vs Otomo Battle Difficulty: normal Matchlock Samurai (9-Chevron) + General unit to buff morale For most factions, Matchlock Samurai are the best, but most expensive, unlimited matchlock units available to most clans. Matchlock Samurai have inferior numbers compared to Matchlock Ashigaru, but have superior accuracy, reload skill, melee skill, defense skill, armor, charge bonus, and morale. They also possess the Rapid Volley ability, pushing their reload skill temporarily far beyond what matchlock ashigaru are capable of. Despite the buffs to melee statistics, Matchlock Samurai are still very weak in melee combat, and are no match for dedicated melee troops. Without DLC, Matchlock Samurai are the best matchlock units available. With DLC, however, they are outclassed by the likes of Portuguese Tercos and Shimazu Heavy Gunners. When trained by the Date Clan, Matchlock Samurai have +2 charge bonus. Hattori Matchlock Samurai have kisho training, allowing them to be placed anywhere on the battlefield except the opponent's deployment zone during the deployment phase of a battle. They can also hide in light scrub, as well as long grass. Otomo Matchlock Samurai are cheaper to recruit at 600 koku instead of 700, and have +5 reload skill and +5 accuracy. The Otomo clan has access to better matchlock units however, in the form of Portuguese Tercos. Portuguese Tercos are also available much earlier than Otomo Matchlock Samurai. Unique to the Otomo Clan, Portuguese Tercos are similar to Matchlock Samurai, but with much better accuracy and reloading skill that are akin to the hero-tier Tokitaka’s Tanegashima. They also have better melee stats and far better armor, allowing them to fight far better in melee than other matchlock units. While they have fewer men per regiment than melee samurai, they compensate for this in most situations due to their initial volley of gunfire thinning out enemy numbers. Despite their superiority, Portuguese Tercos are also far easier to recruit than Matchlock Samurai, requiring only a Nanban Quarter (which can be obtained with no technological requirements), and a powder maker, a relatively low-tier siege building. In contrast, Matchlock Samurai require the late-game gunsmith building. Portuguese Tercos are the best matchlock infantry by a considerable margin, easily defeating the likes of other matchlock samurai or Matchlock Warrior Monks. Their armor makes them highly resistant to enemy arrow fire: they can simply march up to within firing range of Bow Ashigaru while barely sustaining any casualties, though more accurate archers may still pose some threat. Because of the powerful effect of their volleys, and their capable melee skill, they generally prevail or at least trade equally to Katana Samurai; defeating them is best accomplished through the use of heavy cavalry, from the flanks if possible. Like all other matchlock infantry, they have some difficulty effectively firing in hilly or broken terrain. Despite being foreign in origin, the game categorizes Portuguese Tercos as being "samurai". This means that they benefit from all tiers of the smithing line of buildings. -Trivia: Portuguese Tercos speak British English in-game, using certain lines recycled from Royal Marines in Fall of the Samurai. When moving and not running, a unit of Portuguese Tercos will play a selection of fife-and-drum marches taken from Napoleon: Total War. The standard bearer for a unit of Portuguese Tercos is a standard Otomo ashigaru. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please join me to get access to membership perks:    / @totalwar1vs1   My Discord channel:   / discord   #totalwar1vs1 #totalwar #shogun2 #totalwarbattles