This is a good thread where lots of people really have an oppinion. So im going to add mine...

I didnt notice anybody else mention this but Agincourt, the pinacle of English longbowmanship also saw the first ever battle fatality at the hands of gun powder (in europe anyway). For those who forgot/dont know this was by a french canon that fired a vindictive shot at an englishmen as the french army.........pulled back.....In life the longbowman made way for the gun for a number of reasons, most of which have crept up here. Technology moving on, better armour, money (longbows being expensive and needing good wood which is a rarity in england after the navy knocked down all the tress).

Other things were just happening in the world. A longbow in europe was only good if it came from england...but the world is bigger than england and in the end the musket was cheaper and eventually proved much more conveniant.

in MTW this can just be shown by basic armour eventually getting better so that it stops the bow, forcing development of gun troops. faster, more effective fighting by newer infantry regiments too. After agincourt there was no more extensive use of cavalry, they became a bonus feature rather than the main attraction. Why? because the chaps on their own two feet got better organised.

so....