Quote Originally Posted by fester
Well is there an eastern ranged unit equal to the mighty longbow , And if so how good are they in melee . I've only ever played as the english but I fancy a bash as a muslim faction.
Play the Turks and try the Futuwwa and Janissary Infantry. Get them up to V2 (or morale 8) and give them an armor upgrade. Not quite the value of LBs, which are clearly the best bow and very good hybrids, but pretty good.

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