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I read somewhere that Japan became the primary gun manufacturer in the world surpassing even Europe after the Portuguese introduced the Arquebus to Japan in the 1500. Japanese warfare and tactics began to adapt gun powder warfare we were to look at the tactics used by the Japanese during their invasion of Korea, The general tactic adopted by the invaders was to fire musket volleys first, then advance, and fire more volleys before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Spear units operated with archery and gun units provided defense. Loaders and shooters worked as a team and shooters were assigned three guns.
So what would it take for the Japanese to continue the manufacturing of guns instead of abandoning it for more traditional weapons? How would it play out in history?
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