SlavE_2_FreedoM
Skirmisher
posted 07-15-07 08:23 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 15
Longbows are a crazy annoying defensive unit.
Xbows are great en mass and seem to beat most LI (mace,strel, not sure bout aenaa) pretty convincingly but do much better vs horses than those guys due to high base attack and are dirt cheap.
John GrahamLeigh
Skirmisher
posted 07-15-07 08:24 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 15
Crossbows are cheap, so you can get lots of them. In mass they can be highly effective in the Colonial Age; later on they're outclassed.
Longbows benefit from their long range, but need something else to protect them against any hand-to-hand troops who can get close. In mass, and shielded from cavalry or artillery, they can shred almost any opponents. Very realistic if you think about the battles of Halidon Hill and Crecy.
Cavalry archers have a faster rate of fire than dragoons and, I've found, are just about as good against their hand cavalry preferred targets. I use them quite a bit with my Russians, largely because of the infinitely repeatable Age IV card, and disagree with the received wisdom that they're useless.
Uhlans can't be hurled in to carry all before them, like gendarmes or spahis, but they're about as useful as hussars for scouting, raiding, taking out artillery etc. They can be much improved by upgrade cards.
Just my opinions.
IRP_m0f0
Skirmisher
posted 07-16-07 00:18 AM
EDT (US)
4 / 15
you suicide the uhlans since most are free
theboywonder916
Skirmisher
posted 07-16-07 04:53 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 15
longbows are awesome and ulahns are cool for a free unit.
kuzyk
Skirmisher
posted 07-16-07 08:20 PM
EDT (US)
10 / 15
longbow shoots every 1.5 seconds. musket every 3.