For those factions that can afford to shoulder the recruitment and upkeep costs, training Shogunate/Imperial Infantry is the better option. Black Bear Infantry are in turn inferior to Imperial Infantry/ Republican Infantry/ Shogunate Infantry, yet have identical requirements and are cheaper. They are correspondingly more expensive to train and maintain, however. The person and idea of the Emperor have never really been the target of such rebels, even as they fought against Imperial forces.īlack Bear Infantry are unique to the Satsuma, and are a step above Line Infantry, superior in most categories save armor and bonus vs cavalry. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that many rebels have considered themselves loyal to their vision of a better, purer Japan, and hostile to the malign influences around the Imperial Court and government. The two ideas should not be seen as contradictory, as there is a long history in Japan, continuing until 1945, of rebellion by those who consider themselves completely loyal to the Emperor and Japan. The Black Bears were raised as troops by the Imperial forces, and yet Satsuma is forever associated with the idea of rebellion against the Emperor and his embrace of the modern world. The exception to their modern equipment is the black bear “wigs”, called koguma, that they wear, giving them a wild, aggressive appearance. They are also vulnerable to cavalry attacks if they are left in unsupported positions. Although well motivated and with good morale, the Black Bears should not be rashly sent into close combat.

They carry foreign-made rifles that are accurate, powerful and quick to reload. They are trained as line infantry to delivering disciplined volleys of rifle fire into enemy formations. These troops from Satsuma are trained as modern line infantry.Īrmed and equipped in the latest European style, for the most part, these men are steadfast defenders of Satsuma province. Black Bear Infantry are a type of line infantry in Fall of the Samurai.

Fall of the samurai unique units