CRANE ARMIES
from Frederick Robert
ARMY A
- 224 pts - Crane Elite Archers (x 14)
- 135 pts - Kakita Shura
- 065 pts - Counterspell, Mists of Illusion
- 336 pts - Doji House Guard (x 12)
- 025 pts - Family Chui
- 312 pts - Diadoji Iron Warriors
- 274 pts - Kakila Toshimoko
- 228 pts - Kenshinzen (x 12)
- 163 pts - Daidoji Kisu
- 120 pts - Doji's Fan (x 6)
- 118 pts - Doji Rimaiki
- 000 pts - Diadoji Heavy Elite from Mists of Illusion scroll.
Tac Deck A
- 1x Advantage of Cover
- 1x Bad Kharma
- 2x Beyond your mastery
- 3x Charge
- 1x Counter Charge
- 3x Defensive Position
- 3x Focus
- 2x Grim Determination
- 3x laijutsu Duel
- 2x One Strike Duel
- 2x Resist Magic
- 2x Return of Courage
- 1x Strength of Purity
- 1x The Waves Break
- 3x To do what I must
ARMY B
- 398 pts - Command Group:
Doji Hoturi, Hatamoto (x 4), Signal Corps (x 8), Kakita Yoshi, Yojimbo (x 3)
- 343 pts - Asahina Utuko (x 2), Asahina Yojimbo (x 2)
Spells A: Counterspell, Mists of Illusion, Calling the Elements, Ebb & flow of Battle
Spells B: Counterspell, Biting Steel, Inner Peace, Ebb and Flow of battle.
- 491 pts - DojiKuwannen & Doji House Guards (x 12)
- 238 pts - Doji Rimaiki & Doji's Fan (x 6)
- 586 pts - Kakita Toshi-imoko & Diadoji Iron Warriors (x 12)
- 244 pts - Crane Elite Archers (x 14) & Gunso
- 221 pts - Crane Regular Bowmen (x 14) & Chui
- 000 pts - Cavalry unit (Mists of Illusion)
Tac Deck B
- 1x A Master of Tactics
- 1x Advantage of Cover
- 1x Bad Kharma
- 2x Beyond your mastery
- 2x Charge
- 1x Counter Charge
- 2x Defensive Position
- 2x Focus
- 2x Grim Determination
- 1x Hopelessy Outnumbered
- 3x laijutsu Duel
- 2x One Strike Duel
- 2x Resist Magic
- 1x Return of Courage
- 1x Shame
- 1x Strength of Purity
- 2x The Arrow knows the way
- 1x The Waves Break
- 2x To do What I must
Comments:
Army A is what Frederick beat us with in the Desperate Journeys tournament. Army B is what he sent me some time ago (August 1999) as a sample crane army. I presume one has evolved from the other. He writes on the subject of using army B:
"I use this army in this way. I put the house guard in the middle of my side of the table, the elite archers on the right and the regular on the left: those two units not too far from the house guard. The iron warriors are between the elite archers and the house guard. I use my two units of cavalry (Doji's fan and the illusory unit of 8 cavalrymen) on the side of my army for different purposes. The Doji's fan for deadly charges, and the illusory unit is to fake a side attack. So you must fire, fire and fire again to cause a maximum of death in the enemy units and the iron warriors kill the remaining. I use Toshimoko to kill the leader of the enemy units so it's very simple to destroy the the rest of the enemy warriors but you must be careful about the another time and kharmic strike tactical cards that your opponents usually use against a Crane army".