Longbowman
Britons unique archer, trained at the Castle: outranges every other foot archer. Weak to skirmishers and cavalry on its flanks.
Longbowman
Britons unique archer, trained at the Castle: outranges every other foot archer. Weak to skirmishers and cavalry on its flanks.
- Age
- Stronghold Age
- Cost
- 75 food40 wood
- Training time
- 22 s
- Health
- 88
- Population
- 1
- Attack
- 8 pierce, every 2 s
- Range
- 8.75
- Bonus damage
- +3 against infantry
- Armour
- 0 melee, 0 pierce
- Speed
- 2.1
- Sight
- 10
Britons
Franks (not available)
Chinese (not available)
Mongols (not available)
Strong against
- Spearman line. Arrows and swords beat spears.
- Militia line (somewhat). Swordsmen are all-rounders: nothing beats them cheaply in a straight fight, and shooters wear them down only while they keep their distance.
- Monk (somewhat). Light cavalry rides down monks.
Weak against
- Skirmisher line, Scout Rider line, Knight line, Camel Rider line, Steppe Spearman line, Fire-Lance Rider line, Mangonel line (somewhat), Rocket Battery line (somewhat), Springald line (somewhat), Trebuchet (somewhat), Bombard (somewhat). Skirmishers and riders run down foot archers.
Technologies that change it
- Fletching Blacksmith, Feudal Age
- Padded Jacks Blacksmith, Feudal Age
- Archer's Rings Archery Range, Stronghold Age
- Bodkin Points Blacksmith, Stronghold Age
- Leather Jerkins Blacksmith, Stronghold Age
- Yeoman Archers Castle, Stronghold Age, Britons only
- Archer's Bracers Blacksmith, Dominion Age
- Black Powder University, Dominion Age
- Levies Castle, Dominion Age
- Mail Shirts Blacksmith, Dominion Age
- Veteran Longbowman Castle, Dominion Age, Britons only
Civilization bonuses
- Britons: range +1 from the Stronghold AgeArcher line, Longbowman
- Britons: sight +1 from the Stronghold AgeArcher line, Longbowman
- Britons: range +1 from the Dominion AgeArcher line, Longbowman
- Britons: sight +1 from the Dominion AgeArcher line, Longbowman