Benefitting from their Samurai training, they fire with greater accuracy and reload more swiftly than their Ashigaru brethren. With their accurate volleys of rifle-fire, Otomo Matchlock Samurai are ideal at weakening enemy units before a charge. These ranged units can be swiftly positioned to gouge at an enemy’s flanks, or punch the wind out of his cavalry charges before they even arrive. Mounted troops armed with the fearsome, fluted Donderbuss rifle – the forerunner of the modern shotgun.
Otomo Donderbuss Cavalry (Mounted, Ranged).Faster import of Matchlock Ashigaru units (-3)Īrmed with matchlock rifles and swords, clad in iron breastplates and Spanish Morion helmets, the Tercos can lay down withering hails of fire, and give a solid performance in melee.Improved conversion to clan religion (+2).Can recruit cheaper gunpowder units (-10%).Here’s a full breakdown of what’s included in the DLC: