Recurve Bowman

Overview

The final Imperial Age upgrade of the Chronicles Bowman line.

Availability and investment

Recurve Bowman becomes available in Chronicles. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles unit roster). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 27 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

• Upgrade path: Bowman → Recurve Bowman
• Upgrade path: Bowman → Laminated Bowman → Recurve Bowman

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Pierce attack: 6
• Attack delay: 0.35 seconds
• Hit points: 40
• Melee armor: 0
• Pierce armor: 0
• Range: 5
• Accuracy: 90%
• Line of sight: 7
• Attack bonus vs. Spearmen: 3

Field use

Preserve space between this unit and melee attackers so it can keep firing. Pair it with a screen, focus fire on reachable targets, and avoid letting a faster force surround it.