Guns - The Future of Warfare

Samuri encased in scaled black armor with blood red flags fluttering on their backs. They would have worn helmets decorated with showy extensions like deer antlers and bull horns. Many japanese soldiers, especially from the southern island of kushu, were practising christians. This was the result of contact with jesuits from portugal. The europeans had introduced their religion to Japan but they also brought something else: guns. Behind the higher ranking samurai came thousands of peasant soldiers armed with muskets. According to one of those soldiers, the white hot lead balls fell like rain. So the japanese assault the port fortress overlooking bosan harbor just tears the