Total War: SHOGUN 2: Fall of the Samurai 1vs1: Red Bear Infantry vs White Bear Infantry

Total War: SHOGUN 2: Fall of the Samurai 1vs1: Red Bear Infantry vs White Bear Infantry Clan: Tosa vs Chosu Battle Difficulty: normal *Both units: Kneel Fire used. Unique to the Tosa, Red Bear Infantry are a step above line infantry, superior in most categories save armor and bonus vs cavalry. They are correspondingly more expensive to train and maintain, however. Red Bear Infantry are in turn inferior to Imperial Infantry/Republican Infantry/Shogunate Infantry, yet are cheaper. For those factions that can afford to shoulder the recruitment and upkeep costs, training Shogunate/Imperial Infantry is the better option. The exception to this rule is if the player wishes to betray their allies and transition to a Republic come realm divide: whereas all Shogunate/Imperial Infantry disband automatically if a faction declares itself a Republic, Red Bear Infantry do not, allowing the faction to retain its line infantry forces. Red Bear Infantry have identical combat statistics to Black Bear Infantry, Azure Dragon Force, and White Bear Infantry. However, while the Red Bear Infantry and Azure Dragon Force can be recruited from 2nd-tier barracks, White and Black Bear Infantry can only be recruited from 3rd-tier military buildings, making it require considerably more time and research to obtain them. Red Bear Infantry are thus a useful stepping stone between line infantry and Imperial/Shogunate/Republican infantry. White Bear Infantry are a step above Line Infantry, superior in most categories save armor and bonus vs cavalry. They are correspondingly more expensive to train and maintain, however. White Bear Infantry are in turn inferior to Imperial Infantry/Republican Infantry/Shogunate Infantry, yet have identical requirements and are cheaper. For those factions that can afford to shoulder the recruitment and upkeep costs, training Shogunate/Imperial Infantry is the better option. The exception to this rule is if the player wishes to betray his allies and transition to a republic come realm divide: whereas all Shogunate/Imperial Infantry disband automatically if a faction declares itself a republic, White Bear Infantry do not, allowing the faction to retain its line infantry forces. White Bear Infantry have identical combat statistics to Black Bear Infantry, Azure Dragon Force, and Red Bear Infantry. However, while the Red Bear Infantry and Azure Dragon Force can be recruited from 2nd-tier barracks, White and Black Bear Infantry can only be recruited from 3rd-tier military buildings, making it require considerably more time and research to obtain them. In practice, this makes White Bear Infantry nearly obsolete: they require the same buildings as Imperial/Republican/Shogunate infantry, but are inferior, and with the effects of late-game Ishin Shishi and Foreign Veterans, Imperial/Republican/Shogunate infantry are even cheaper to recruit. White Bear Infantry also face competition from Kihetai, which have better stats and can be recruited earlier, but are more expensive. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ My Discord channel:   / discord   #TotalWar1vs1 #TotalWar #Shogun2