#Collection of 5 Military Science Schools (First Establishment)

Contents

The core has no Military Science skill schools at all. This extension establishes 5. Replaces the new maneuvers of the core Licensed Vanguard Relief / secret art Unified Command. Direct linkage with 25-Famous Squads — holding a Military Science License eases the hiring conditions for certain famous squads.

#§ Scent — The Hundred Branches of Armies

Even with the same thousand soldiers, when Sunzi commands and when Qi Jiguang commands, the results differ in a thousand ways. Military Science is the discipline by which one person makes the breath of a thousand into a single beat.

#§ Law — 5 Schools

#18-01-01. Sunzi-Style Military Science (孫子式軍學) — Famous School · China·worldwide

Cultural origin: The Art of War of Sunzi (孫子兵法). The oldest and most widely read military science. The foundation of all East Asian military science.

Addition: Sunzi study — Squad Command check +2・battlefield Scouting bonus +1.
Restriction: reading the Art of War of Sunzi in full is recommended.
Licensed: [aptitude] Know the Foe and Know Thyself: +2 when gathering enemy squad intelligence・after 1 session, automatically identify enemy squad strength and weakness.
Secret art: [Tactic:stance] Adapt to Circumstance: Energy 4. Squad unit. 1 combat only. each round, can change 1 squad action (tactical adaptation).
Approach: study under a scholar or military officer. common worldwide (China, Japan, Joseon, and the West all).
Play-type: Squad Command・intelligence warfare.

#18-01-02. Qi Jiguang's Jixiao Xinshu (戚継光紀效新書) — Renowned House · Ming

Cultural origin: military science compiled by the Ming military officer Qi Jiguang. Real combat against the wokou (對倭). A combination of Mandarin-duck formation, matchlock, and spear. Precise operation at squad scale.

Addition: Squad precision — when there are 4 or more squad members, squad attack +2・Defense +1.
Restriction: no solo command bonus. 4 or more squad members are required.
Licensed: [aptitude] Mandarin-Duck Formation Command: when there are 4 or more squad members, squad attack +2.
Secret art: [Tactic:stance] Qi-Family Army Command: Energy 5. Squad unit. 1 combat. squad + allied squad attack +3・Defense +2 (1 session).
Approach: Ming origin, friendship with the Qi-family army, or study under the Jixiao Xinshu.
Play-type: squad precision・regular army.
Related: 11-08 Qi Jiguang Spear Method / 25-famous-squads Qi-family army squad.

#18-01-03. Joseon Martial Classics (朝鮮武經) — Foreign School · Joseon

Cultural origin: Joseon military science such as the Joseon Seven Military Classics and the Yeonbyeong Jinam. Compiled by great generals such as Yi Sun-sin and Kim Yeo-mul. Operation across both mountain and sea.

Addition: multi-terrain Adaptation — mountain・sea squad command +1.
Restriction: no plains bonus.
Licensed: [aptitude] Martial Classics Study: mountain・sea squad command +2・ambush identification +1.
Secret art: [Tactic:stance] Crane-Wing Formation Command: Energy 5. Squad unit. spread the squad's two wings to encircle the enemy. enemy squad evasion -3・squad attack +2.
Approach: Joseon origin, foreign Adaptation (Joseon), or study under a Joseon military officer.
Play-type: Joseon military officer・multi-terrain command.
Related: 16-04-02 Joseon Navy (sea use).

#18-01-04. Western Military Science (Western Military) — Foreign School · Europe

Cultural origin: military science of the 16th~17th centuries, of Maurice, Gustavus Adolphus, and the like. Firearm-centered・countermarch fire・mechanization. Reinforced discipline.

Addition: firearm squad — when commanding a squad that holds firearms, squad attack +2.
Restriction: no bonus for a squad without firearms.
Licensed: [aptitude] Discipline Refinement: firearm squad command +2・discipline-violation penalty -1.
Secret art: [Tactic:stance] Maurice Formation: Energy 5. Squad unit. firearm squad only. for 5 rounds, a volley by 1 row each round (5 times total).
Approach: Nanban origin, foreign Adaptation (Nanban), or study under European military science.
Play-type: firearm squad・modern military science.
Related: 12-05 Dutch Gun Drill Method / 25-famous-squads Dutch volley squad.

#18-01-05. Islamic Military Science (Islamic Military) — Foreign School · Arab·Ottoman

Cultural origin: military science of Islamic great generals such as Saladin, Mehmed 2, and Sultan Suleiman. A synthesis of cavalry, archers, and Janissary firearms. Emphasis on religious motivation.

Addition: religious morale — squad Cohesion +1 (Islamic-faith squads only), +2 (after a religious rite) — when using 1st/30-03, auto-compatible as morale (00-05 §12).
Restriction: no bonus for a non-Islamic squad.
Licensed: [aptitude] The Sultan's Command: squad Cohesion +1・cavalry・firearm squad command +1 (when using 1st/30-03, auto-compatible as morale — 00-05 §12).
Secret art: [Tactic:stance] Fall of Constantinople Command: Energy 5. Squad unit. 1 combat. squad + allied squad religious Cohesion +2・attack +1 (when using 1st/30-03, auto-compatible as morale).
Approach: Arab・Ottoman origin, foreign Adaptation (Arab), or study under Islamic military science.
Play-type: religious army・multi-terrain command.

#§ Design Perspective

Distribution of 5 schools: Renowned 2 (Sunzi・Qi Jiguang) + Foreign 3 (Joseon・Western・Islamic). The recommended balance of this extension.
Famous-squad linkage: 18-01-02・04 link directly with the 25-famous-squads squads. Holding a Military Science License eases the hiring conditions for the relevant squad (25-09).
Newly established Licensed・secret arts: the new maneuvers of the core Vanguard Relief・Unified Command.
Diversity of doctrine: Sunzi (universal)・Qi Jiguang (squad precision)・Joseon (multi-terrain)・Western (firearm discipline)・Islamic (religion) — completely different in doctrine.

"When one person commands a thousand, that one person is no longer one person."