muskets vs.longbows in MTW2

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Arquebusiers did not have the range of the warbow. Yes they would dominate the battlefield after Pavia but the Longbow only faded from existance due to the easy training that gunmen had. It took years to train a quality bowmen but weeks for an average gunner. Throughout the 16th century in England especially in Henry VIII reign the warbow was still prefered over the gun. The ratio of 3-4 arrows fired from an average bowmen to one fired gun says to me the power of the bow over the weapon. Seasoned bowmen could probably fire 6 to the one of a gunman, perhaps more.

Many believed that a unit of longbow men put against infantry units armed with the musket in the 18th and 19th cenury would see the latter torn to ribbons. I think some people often look into the wet bowstring a bit too much. Most bowmen would keep the string safe from weather before the battle (usually wrapped around a body part safe from rain, you can guess what the obvious choice was) and even with rain could unleashed a hell of a barrage into infantry and cavalry formations. Prolonged combat would be a problem but most archers were there to break up enemy charges not to stop it. Most after a several volly's would retire behind or on the flanks of the dismouted men at arms and would enter the melee once the enemy was sufficently weakened by casualities and fatigue.

There is no way the Musket would have chance against the warbow. Rapid fire, greater range and better accuracy imo would see them destroyed within moments. Greater impact individually? Maybe. But the mass formations of archers producing a rain of arrows wouldn't give it much advantage in my opinion. The only time guns would get the better of it would be behind earthern forts and prepared postions from where to fire e.g Castillon