16th century Japanese warfare is superior to medieval warfare

The ninja were not just mercinaries and they weren't primarily against the samurai infact many of them served daimyo and the emperor. Also samurai owned some ninja. Ninja were not only trained in assassination but were also masters on the battlefield even More so than the samurai. Plus ninja were loyal to Japan so your point is invalid. You are acting as if there is only one type of samurai, this is not true there are actually over 32 types of samurai fighting styles so that point of yours is invalid. During 16th century Japan there was only one rebellion and it was settled very quickly by the shogun and the samurai ruling govern not the samurai themselves so your wrong about That part. Japanese bows and arrows actually had more distance than long bowman but they lacked the rate of fire of the longbo. The yari samurai had the advantage over the knights with the fact that there spears were longer and a knights sword was designed to tear apart the chincked armour so the samurai armour would easily redivert the energy. Another advantage the Japan had over knights was the ikki ikko had larger shields and didn't need as much training due to the immense numbers. Again as I said before the Japanese were better trained they had excellent martial arts, trained for longer and bushido ment they went into battle thinking they would die and would not have to think about the fear of death but knights would. You agreed with me saying that samurai were more agile and then add to their reaction time the fact that they were trained to know what to do without having to think it so that is another advantage they have over knights. What you say is true Greek fire would destroy there ships but what you didn't take into account is the fact that the Japanese vessels have an outer layer that they can shed if they catch fire not only that but Japanese ships are faster than yours. The Japanese had side mounted cannons to and not to mention they had rotating canons so that's a major advantage they have. Now that I have rebutted all your arguments I will point out the many flaws in medieval warfare Heavy armour The knights armour is extremely heavy not only that but they would wear layers and layers of it so they would have a hard time moving and would be slow to lift their weapon which was also extremely heavy compared to Japanese armour and weapons which were light but very strong which allowed their warriors to use the immense skills they possessed and means they wouldn't tire easily Poor Calvary The medieval Calvary was usually armourd and carried a lance wich is hard to attack with compared to the yari the Japanese Calvary Carried Army size Compared to Japan's immense forces the medieval army was pretty small with limited unit types unlike japan who had hundreds of unit types. Armour and weapon quality Japan prided themselves on their smithing ability and would spend long periiods of time crafting the finest weapons and armour unlike the medieval armourers who would rush because all the weapons broke. Training Japanese warrior trained from the age of 3 where as knights started at the age of thirteen so knights mostly hack and slash the samurai or senshi ninja use thish to their advantage redirecting the attack to disarm or move the opponents weapon in order to get a clear opportunity for the lethal strike. Also knights could only fight at a medium close distance whereas samurai had not only the long katana but the short Wakizashi And the yari allow them to fight at many distances in many different ways to kill the knight or enemy. Navy Because the medieval European naval ships were so heavy and expensive there wasn't that many of them not only that but they were very slow wich is why during the english Portuguese Japan trading the English were afraid of the Japanese pirates and ninja. Not only that but Japanese waters are some of the most dangerous that's why the heavy trading ships sank on the way only the Japanese knew the safe passage and shared them with their allies Allies Europe took over a lot of land so you would think they had massive army well that's not true they actually had small armys so they could move easier espionage Sun tzu once said spy's are the most important part of war even more important than the army for an army without information cannot move, what he means is if you don't know what the terrain is like how many warriors the enemy has, what kind of man the leader is , what is his previous tactics and were they are they heading your army can't move.