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Still looking forward to those cannons

>>20952203
Here's my solution to that problem.

I have three to four lines of units. The first two are expendable units that are made of liberated prisoners or jiangshi spawned for free from my onmyoji. Guns (for some reason) have much, much farther range than all bows, so I could usually expect all guns to fire the moment the enemy peeks their ugly heads over the horizon. From the range difference alone, I could snipe from the first line unmolested while the penal battalion tanks all the enemy archers and, most importantly, enemy cavalry.

I start the battle at the first rifle line - slightly expendable Kappa infantry. Technically, they're more expensive than Tengu gunner 5s, but I could replenish them out of the gate from recruiting Kappa 1s en-masse, waiting 1 night for the training bonus, and immediately refill any losses with Kappa 2s.

Once the expendables have been wiped out, I make a run for the second line, joining the tengus to snipe the remaining enemies. Normally, very few enemies remain at this point (if I didn't bite off way more than I can chew), and they're usually the slow moving heavy infantry - the perfect prey for my gunline.

Often, some are able to reach the first line, which is why I decided to use Kappa 2s and 3s. Their bayonets are capable of defeating even heavy infantry and cavalry, if we aren't heavily outnumbered at that point.

Finally, if even the Kappas are screwed, I run behind the tengu line, get on my horse and switch to my cavalry carbine to either cheese-plink the remaining (usually melee) units, or hightail it, pressing tab like a madman for a, uh... "tactical retreat".