These guys are basically Drapanai with a weaker charge and morale, but a missile attack. So yeah, giving them more range and armour is probably gonna turn them into the most dangerous and overpowered unit in the game...


Shouldn't they technically have the longest range, since they are longbow-men?
As far as I understand the unit description, their longbows are not nearly as sophisticated as the composite bows of the Middle East and the steppes. Hardly more than big self bows made of cane. It's a matter of material and mechanics.

And they aren't really bad, seeing as their range and attack are at least equal to those of the Numidian archers, who are generally viewed as being useful.