16th century Japanese warfare is superior to medieval warfare

R1. Ninja's I have provided multiple sources stating that Ninja's were mercenaries. You have provided no sources backing your claim. "The ninja were stealth soldiers and mercenaries HIRED mostly by daimyos." (1) Ninja's did not have a strict moral code as they would often change sides during combat. And in some instances ninja's were hired by the Chinese and Koreans. R2. Ikkï¿½j ikki But, the problem was it lasted 80 years and was ended by force. Not a truce. (2) Pro also dropped the rest of my arguments here. This rebellion utilized peasant farmers, Buddhist monks, Shinto priests and local nobles (Samurai). So even the Samurai were fighting Samurai. Once again, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. R3. Unrest in Europe. Name them. R4. Samurai vs. Knight Armor was designed as to protect these "chinks". Furthermore, knights were trained to protect the "chinks". You also provide no proof as to why a kick to the shield would necessarily put the knight on their back. It could just as easily put the samurai on his back. The "chinks" are not large they are small slivers in the armor then there is a suit of chain mail. Prove that the knights tired easily. They trained with the armor for days at a time they have the endurance. R5. Long bowmen. Your claim is ridiculous. English law at the time forced every man between the ages of 15 and 60 to be a long bowman. There were a lot of Long bowmen in England. The bows were provided at the expense of the state. You state that this would easily combat the archers but, all they have to do is well wait and fire later. Furthermore, the long bowmen protected their flanks using stakes which would kill the horses and infantry armed with spears which would kill the horses. R6. Navy The Greek Fire was mostly aimed at the decks as to kill the sailors as well. Torpedoes would explode making a giant hole. A hole in the ships hull means the ship sinks. It would do a lot of damage. R7. Calvary And the knights had many ways to defeat warriors on foot. R8. Heavy Armor So the knights have no training on the ground? Are you being serious here? They are trained in swordplay and there were European marial arts. R9. Army Size France's army alone is larger than the Japanese army. R10. Quality The blade would not snap. It is rather difficult to snap a steel blade no matter how much force is put onto it. R11. Training Knights began archery training at 7 and swordplay at 13. R12. Allies The number I provided was warrior strength. R13. Movement So the Japanese army would move slowly if each soldier carried their weapon. R14. Pike-man and halberders The pikemen and halberders had more experience in warfare as they were mercenaries. Combat experience is much better than training experience. Furthermore, the halberd was made to prevent soldiers from doing exactly what you stated. As for the pikemen, your entire contention is based on the pikemen stabbing a shield. What if they don't stab the shield? Or what if they say stab the Samauri's legs as their tactics dictate? Furthermore, while the samauri are dealing with the pikemen the longbowmen are shooting the samauri. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org... 2. http://en.wikipedia.org...