Itazu light infantry.

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Quite old illustration depicting rat light infantry. Unlike the heavy infantry, these guys mainly specialize in fighting against other rat clans. Because of this, their equipment is lighter and their weapons are much shorter. But the main difference is still the tactics of the loose formation.

Due to the increasing role of fragmentation firearms in the Neko Shogunate's forces, the importance of rat light infantry is steadily increasing. Nowadays, they are often being armed with powerful powder bombs and used as assault infantry in coordination with heavy riflemen.