It is a toss up. Milanese crossbows are so very effective and easy to get - only problem is shooting down when on walls that I can think of. Longbows are - well, words failed me and I timed-out. Scottish Noble Archers are overall just superb - best at defending walls with thier great melee ability, morale, and defense. Their only drawback is that you need advanced archery range in a fortress IIRC. The Milanese crossbowmen are not as much fun, for me, but they have the best "bang for the buck". Deadly archers from a low level city building - how can you beat that? Sure beats hiring expensive mercs with lousy morale.
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