no unit other than arbalests have longbow range.

eastern factions do have very strong hybrid archers though.

byz have the trebizond archers which is equal melee stat with longbow but without the AP ability.

the eggy have the Nizaris which have insanely high attack and charge but low defense.

the turks have their futuwwas which are similar to nizaris but also have ottoman inf which has AP melee and balanced stats as well as turcoman foot which is king of missile dueling due to high armor and also have high defense.