longbows all the way! I find that all other kinds of ranged units do not fire quick enough to inflict worthwhile losses on the enemy before they close to engage my front line in hand to hand combat.

I do not use ranged units against other ranged units, preferring to rout them with fast cavalry once their protective screen is pinned down, so archers etc become somewhat redundant in my battles once it really kicks off, and hence Longbowmen are my kind of men.