Roman Archers

[Frederick]

Why are there no Roman Archers in Rome AOR? I have to depend on Roman Velites which used their pila very fast? And I observed that the Trarii (I dont know I spell correctly) get exhausted quite easily. The Hastati and Princeps have extremely good stamina. That makes Hastati and Princeps more reliable.

[AqD]

Roman had no native archers of their own. Even if they do, the archers would be useless anyway. All of the western factions - mainly Greeks and Romans, have no professional archers and no good bows made by themselves.

You could, however, assume they had something like the the basic greek "Toxotes" unit - which is a waste of money and lives.
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[Korlon]

This is because, historically, the Romans didn't use archers that much before the reforms of Marius, and even if they did, it was from allied forces.

[Tiberius Nero]

The Romans didn't use them; you should be able to get slingers though, so you don't need to rely only on velites for missile support; velites aren't a missile unit anyway, their javelins are probably wasted if you fire at the enemy's front, they are best used to outflank the enemy units and fire at their flanks or back.

[fourganger]

Either use slingers, or send a naval expedition to take Crete and get archers from there if you're really desperate.

[florin80]

If anyone with writing talent cares to make a good reply to the "Why aren`t there any roman archers?" I`ll put in the FAQ above. This comes up way more often than where are the "hollywood legionaries".

[Mikail Mengsk]

If anyone with writing talent cares to make a good reply to the "Why aren`t there any roman archers?" I`ll put in the FAQ above. This comes up way more often than where are the "hollywood legionaries".