SAMURAI SHOWDOWN

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While on the frontlines of battle access to full body armor was actually a luxury for Samurai. The Samurai that can gain access to armor are usually those who have the money, member of military group( if the group can afford providing the armor), or part of a family/clan.

Most often lesser members of society Samurai only had access to lighter or parts of a armor (usually only a chest piece) and sometimes no armor which result in their basic tactic of avoiding damage (either blocking enemy attacks with their sword or dodging the attacks through their natural reflex) and attempting to strike down their enemies fast. The one thing they keep maintained was their weapon of choice ranging from the Japanese sword, Yumi (longbow), Pole weapons, and etc.