I try to be tactical and use archers and infantry etc but the point it - if you try and rely on archer units you get battered unless they dont charge you. i really dont see the point of missile troops they are just pointless.

The only thing i have seen from missile troops that has really done anything at all was when i fought the milan army in a masivve 1000 of them v 700 of me battle, i tried to sit back for a bit as i had 2 catapults and 2 archer units, 5 infantry units heavy infantry and the rest was just loads of chivalric knights feudal knights etc. i managed to get plastered by their trebuceht for a bit so i just charged en masse into their enormous formation of pavise crossbow guys, and as i chagred down the hill i saw how good a trebuchet can be against a massive charging formation of knights anbd heavy infantry.

1 shot landed took out my Faction leader and 6 bodyguards then another shot landed and killed about 6 more knights! i was a slightly concerened by this so just charged the machines killed them all and rolled up the rest of the army in the usual way.

So warmachines are scary but when you have enough cavalry it dosent matter how many bows they have i say - theyre dead!