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Composite Bowman armor-bypass firing line
Composite Bowman: Composite Bowmen pressure armored land units because their attack bypasses pierce armor. This makes them a useful ranged core against targets that normally shrug off ordinary Archer damage.
Overview
Composite Bowman: Composite Bowmen pressure armored land units because their attack bypasses pierce armor. This makes them a useful ranged core against targets that normally shrug off ordinary Archer damage.
Plan and execution
Form a protected firing line and focus armored infantry or other durable land units while a screen blocks cavalry. Maintain the group’s upgrades and reposition to keep the army at useful range; use another unit line for targets that are protected by the Composite Bowman’s exceptions.
Risks and adaptation
Skirmishers and ranged siege still threaten foot archers even when armor bypass is relevant. Do not treat the Composite Bowman as immune to archer counters or fire into a position controlled by Mangonels.
- Focus
- Ranged infantry target selection
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
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- Unit strategy
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- Unit strategies