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Crossbowmen are basic ranged soldiers, unlocked from the Level 1 Archery Range. Like all Archery Range units they take up 1 army camp space. the preferred target of Crossbowmen are towers and they get bonus damage against towers.
Crossbowman are also known as Heavy Crossbowman or Arquebusiers depending on the upgrade level.
General Assessment
Strengths
- Bonus against towers and grenadiers.
- Ranged attack
Weaknesses
- Poor health and attack.
- Poor range, need to get in close.
Tactics
Attack
- Deploy Crossbowmen to take out enemy towers. Always use other units such as infantry to act as a meat shield.
- Also put to good use if deployed while other units are fighting defensive units as they take out the defensive units quikely
- Do not deploy alone as they have very low health and only takes one blow from the like of a catapult emplacement to wipe them out entirely
Defense
- Crossbowmen cannot be used in defense.
- Crossbowmen will be slain easily if engaged in melee by your troops
Statistics
Level | Health | Attack | DPS | Training Costs | Training Time | Upgrade Costs | Upgrade Time | Required Archery Range |
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1 Crossbowman | 140 | 7 | 7 | 20 food | sec | free | Instantaneously | 1 |
2 Crossbowman | 150 | 9 | 30 food | 50 sec | 2,600 food | d h m | 2 | |
3 Crossbowman | 195 | 12 | 35 food | 60 sec | 9,000 food | 10h | 3 | |
4 Heavy Crossbowman | 255 | 16 | 40 food | 65 sec | 25,000 food | 1d | 4 | |
5 Heavy Crossbowman | 333 | 18 | 18 | 50 food | 70 sec | 75,000 food | 2d | 5 |
6 Arquebuser | 400 | 21 | 21 | food | 80 sec | 700,000 food | 5d | 7 |
7 | 1,400,000 | 8 |