Vulnerable to naginata armed infantry and massed archers.The participants were trying their best to kill each other, but their armour was extremely good at keeping out arrows! Instantly fatal wounds were rather difficult to inflict. This “jousting with bows” could be repeated several times as fatal wounds were seldom inflicted during the early passes. Opponents would ride towards one another and fire a single arrow. Battles were occasionally settled by mounted archery duels, performed by each army’s most skilled archer. Samurai were expected to be proficient in the use of a number of weapons but, during this period, archery was widely regarded as the best way to demonstrate a warrior’s true skills. Their relatively few numbers makes them vulnerable to a massed attack by archers: weight of numbers will overpower even skilled warriors. If caught in melee, the samurai have enough training to defend themselves, but they should probably avoid fighting naginata-armed infantry units. New Chaos Warrior mounts, units and monsters. These archers can move quickly to the enemy’s flanks, or harass them from a distance. The Chaos Warriors Race Pack brings a new race with its own new Legendary Lords, units, mounts, items, quest chains and mechanics to Total War: WARHAMMER. This requires intense training for both man and beast.
With both hands busy aiming and firing their bows, samurai cavalry must use their knees to control and steer their mounts. These mounted samurai can ride quickly to key areas of the battlefield, firing arrows as they go. Mounted Samurai are a type of spear and bow cavalry in Rise of the Samurai.