Longbow Levy/Warbirth

All Men under the Age of sixty Years shall have Bows and Arrows for shooting. Men-Children between Seven Years and Seventeen shall have a Bow and 2 Shafts. Men about Seventeen Years of Age shall keep a Bow and 4 Arrows — Penalty 6s.8d.

— Archery Law of 1554

In game

Longbow Levy — Vital statistics
	Light ranged militia unit capable of slightly more accurate low-impact missile attacks at a modest range. Strong versus heavy infantry, light ships Weak versus siege weapons, buildings, melee cavalry
Prereq:	Build time	HP	LOS	Attack	Attack speed	Movement speed
	5.3s (80t)	70	11	14 x 2	2s (30t)	26
Cost			Created from	Armour	Weapon range	Specialty
Base	Ramp	Pop
: 20 : 20;	: 1; : 1	1		0	1–12	Strong versus heavy infantry.

Overall strategy

These units replace Skirmisher Levies for various factions. Armed with the Longbow, they are capable of devastating closely serried ranks of infantry but are near worthless against cavalry.

Unit summary

• Longbow Levies could wreak havoc on enemy ranks if firing en masse into an opponent's flanks.
• Longbow Levies will entrench themselves after 5 seconds of inactivity without any prompting from an Officer or a Patriot.

Notes

If you are playing the Western factions, this unit will undergo 3 different changes, depending on the Age you are in:

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  Musketeer of the Colonial Era.

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  Musketeer of the Mercantile Era.

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  Musketeer of the Imperial Era.

History

Chronicles	Bronze Dawn