[via Japan Probe]
The Battle of Nagashino (長篠の戦い ,Nagashino no Tatakai) took place in 1575 near Nagashino Castle (長篠城) on the plain of Shitaragahara (設楽原) in the Mikawa province (三河) of Japan. The castle had been under siege by Takeda Katsuyori (武田勝頼) since the 17th of June; Okudaira Sadamasa (奥平貞昌), a Tokugawa vassal, commanded the defending force. Both Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) and Oda Nobunaga (織田信長) sent troops to alleviate the siege and Takeda Katsuyori (武田勝頼) was defeated.
The victory of Oda’s Western-style tactics and firearms over Takeda’s cavalry charge is often cited as a turning point in Japanese warfare; many cite it as the first ‘modern’ Japanese battle. In fact, the cavalry charge had been introduced only a generation earlier by Takeda’s father, Takeda Shingen (武田信玄). Furthermore, firearms had already been used in other battles. Oda Nobunaga’s innovation was the wooden stockades and rotating volleys of fire which led to a decisive victory at Nagashino.
The Battle of Nagashino and the last years of the Takeda clan are dramatised in Akira Kurosawa’s 1980 film Kagemusha (Shadow Warrior).
Kitsune's Thoughts 
Sword splitting bullet != 2 halves missing the wielder. I suppose they get a face-full of buckshot. 🙂
haha That’s very true! 🙂
I wish I could be like Maschii.
Yes, he is cool 🙂 I prefer Chinese weapons though.
Oh this was a question I saw in the last issue of Black Lagoon v. 5 Gun vs. Sword.. hehe..
Oh my… I hope they resolved it peacefully 😛
You want me to spoil it? Let’s say it reminded of something like the Last Samurai.. >_<
Yes, those spoilers are fine. Oh, I see what happened then…
The 50 cal wins in the end. I hope I didn’t spoil it for anyone 🙂
Yes, it wins, but the memory of the glorious katana’s fight will live in the hearts of the people forever 🙂
The picture at the top of this post (two pink haired girls, gun vs sword image), what anime is that from? I’ve tried checking Gun X Sword but I’m not sure if that’s right or not.
It is a homage to a famous scene from Cowboy Bebop 🙂
hi!!! i have a question! what anime is the picture you have on the top katana vs gun??? please please i need to know! 🙂
As I mentioned, the picture is based on a scene from Cowboy Bebop, but I don’t know if the characters are from any particular anime.