Superior long range unit with poor melee skills.
Recruited from the British Isles, these men make a very useful addition to the Templar and Crusader armies which lack the quality ranged units of their Muslim neighbours. A quality longbowmen takes years to train but seeing their bodkin arrows fill the battlefield sky makes the work worth it.
Quality: Superior
Type: Early Professional
Soldiers: 60
Melee: 4
Missile: 5
Charge: 2
Weapon Type: Missile
Defense: 11
Armour: 6
Defense Skill: 5
Shield: 0
Hit Points: 1
Recruitment Cost: 290
Upkeep: 180
- Bowyer
- Practice Range
- Archery Range
- Marksman's Range
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Templar Longbowmen are recruited with a Marksman's Range in Castles after the Coat of Plates event in the mid 13th century ( 1240-1260)