Talk:Memory of Ikedaya/@comment-69.181.170.240-20150925212543/@comment-26215551-20150926192303

I beat 6-1 when my tantous were all Lv40, so it's certainly possible, though it depends on your comfort zone. Getting into the orange range is pretty much unavoidable, no matter what level they are. But you can try equipping them with high HP troops (Heavy Infantry and Catapults), and leveling them up more, so they are a little more tanky.

A wakizashi or two could potentially be helpful, though they are not necessarily required. In reality, tantous and wakizashis lose troops at about the same frequency (tantous only have 1 troop slot, but they dodge long-range attacks more frequently). They do generally have slightly higher Survival though. It's up to you whether you want to train up some Wakizashis or just continue using your Tantous.