 Archers - Outstanding
when marched into battle behind Heavy Cavalry.
Available in the Classical Age, Archers are essentially improved Bowmen, and fight
effectively on the offensive or the defensive. While Cavalry close the gap in the
early going, Archers soften the enemy front line, weakening the opposition for their
Cavalry to ride in and demolish when the battle is joined.
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 Crossbows
- Archers do greater damage than do Bowmen; Crossbows inflict still greater destruction.
British, Nubian,
and Korean armies feature the strongest Bowmen
in the game. Among army regulars, however, all nations reach their apogee with the
advent of the Crossbow. After the Crossbow the arrival of the Gunpowder Age brings
ranged weaponry to still greater peaks.
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