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Howdah (Castle Age): Battle Elephants get +1/+2 armor

Team Bonus: Relics are visible on the mini map Infantry +1 Attack per Age (Starting in Feudal Age) Being archer units, Longbowmen won't last long against as little as 5 knights (IMHO). When on the battlefield, protect your Longbowman contingents with a combination of Infantry and Cavalry. Using them in base defense behind walls with locked gates is another useful tactic. The best strategy for using Longbowmen is in a group of at least 15 (IMHO). They also have a higher attack than normal archers. Starting off at a base of 5, upgrades from the blacksmith, researching Elite Longbowman and Yeomen at the Castle will bring the Longbowman's max range up to 12, thus out-ranging Castles, Towers, Mangonels, and Scorpions including rival Unique Archer units from other civilizations. The Longbowman boasts the greatest archer range in the entire game. Unique Unit: Longbowman (Long-range foot Archer) Unique Tech: Yeomen - (+1) Range for Foot Archers, (+2) Attack for towers Team Bonus: Archery Ranges work 20% faster Foot archers (except Skirmishers) have +1 range in Castle Age, +1 in Imperial Age (+2 range total) Town Centers cost -50% Wood from the Castle Age Best used in small battalions to utilize their speed, I'd suggest matching them with heavy cavalry to prevent problems with units possessing high pierce armor, or infantry and archers to deal with pikemen and your own pikemen to counter camels. The second, the Genitour, is a mounted skirmisher, a unit that's effective against archers, mounted and cavalry. Genitour - Like the Italians, Vikings, and Koreans, the Berbers have two units specific to their civ, the first being the Camel Archer. However, I'd recommend a contingent of heavy cavalry to deal with any units with high pierce armor as well as pikemen to deal with camels.

The best strategy would be to use them in small, quick battalions alongside anti-pikemen units. Being a camel unit, it has an advantage against cavalry, but only of the archer variety i.e.

Team Bonus: Genitour availible at Archery RangeĬamel Archer: Cavalry Archer with bonus against cavalry archersĬamel Archers - The Berbers have the Camel Archer for their unique castle unit. Stable units cost -20% (starting in castle age)