Land Battle Formations
The following are group formations that an army or group of units can be set into:
Spear Point
This is a balanced army attack formation, ideally consisting of a front row of archers and matchlock troops, a row of katana-armed units - doubled in the centre and flanked by naginata troops, a row of naginata units, and cavalry and the general behind them.
Crane's Wing
This is a balanced army defence formation, ideally consisting of a front row of archers and matchlock troops, a row of naginata units with a unit of katana troops reinforcing their centre, katana units behind them flanking the general, and cavalry behind them.
Flying Geese
This is a cavalry-heavy army defence formation, ideally consisting of a short double row of matchlocks and archers, a row of katana and naginata units flanked by cavalry, and cavalry and the general behind them.
Reclining Dragon
This is a melee infantry-heavy army attack formation, ideally consisting of a short double row of matchlocks and archers, a row of katana units, a row of naginata units flanked by a short double row of katana units and naginata troops, and cavalry and the general behind them.
War of the Tiger
This is a melee infantry-heavy army defence formation, ideally consisting of a short row of matchlocks at the front, a row of naginata troops, a row of katana units doubled at the centre, archers behind them flanking the doubled units, and cavalry and the general behind them.
Bark of the Pine Tree
This is a cavalry-heavy army attack formation, ideally consisting of a short double row of matchlocks and archers, a short double row of naginata and katana units, and the general behind them with a katana unit behind him, all flanked by cavalry.
Cloud Dragon
This is a missile-heavy army attack formation, ideally consisting of a row of matchlocks, a row of archers with a katana unit in the centre, a row of katana troops, a row of naginata troops, and cavalry and the general behind them.
Flying Bird
This is a missile-heavy army defence formation, ideally consisting of a row of matchlocks, a short row of naginata troops behind them, a row of archers, a row of katana troops, doubled in the centre and flanked by naginata units, and cavalry and the general behind them.