Archers

[Padakid]

Which factions have good archers im looking for a faction with them apart from England its the only faction i keep playing.

[Internazionale]

What about Milan? They have excellent crossbowmen.

[Padakid]

Ive yet to try Milan though im not so keen on there starting position.

[Mr Longbowman]

Russia has good horse archer.

[Zhou]

Late game archers? Mid game archers? Early game archers?

Late game -- Russians (dismounted dvors), Turks (janissaries)

Mid game -- Milan (Genoese crossbowmen), Venice (pavise crossbow militia), etc

Early game -- Sicily (Muslim archers)

[Padakid]

I kinda like Sicily i think i might give them a try.

[Mr Longbowman]

Do sicily have ANY good archers?

[MarkPharaoh]

Muslim Archers are good tier2 units for Sicily.

[Brenil]

Byzantium has pretty good archers as well. Especially Guard Archers which are also good in melee as well. Not to mention horse archers if that's your thing.

[Ahiga]

Late game archers? Mid game archers? Early game archers?

Late game -- Russians (dismounted dvors), Turks (janissaries)

Mid game -- Milan (Genoese crossbowmen), Venice (pavise crossbow militia), etc

Early game -- Sicily (Muslim archers)

Sicily also gets Pavise crossbow Militia. Venice also gets their own archers but I don't know their stats (They do wear plate armor though).

[Pandora]

What about the highland noble archers used by Scotland?

[kleemann]

Venice - good crossbow militia and special archers capable of melee fighting. arrow stat 9. Quite expensive allsou

[kendal000]

hmm go to custom battle and examine each side. but personally id go for russia or sicily

[Sher Khan]

Early game Turkish archers.

Mid game Ottoman archers

Late game Jannissary archers.

Turks.

[zerathule]

What about Dannemark ?
Tier 2 archers arent the best around but are one of the best melee archers in the game and cost nothing.
France with Aventuriers and Scot Guard has good archers too and have good mounted archers (the only in the game having armour piercing)

[Ippius]

French have very good archers but just really really late. However Milan has Geonese Crossbowman which are nice, especially when the militia are still pretty tough as well. Turks have very good archers as well (janissaries and Turkish archers) and Russia has dismounted Dvors.
But I think noone beats England in that field...

[Veritas]

I think the better question would be, which faction does not have good archers since most do...

Those that don't imo are:

Moors, Portugal, Spain, Egypt, (I'm sure there are others but I haven't noticed them)

Portugal and Spain have crossbows but I prefer archers to xbows.

[mic111]

I like Lithuanian Archers. they are quite ok

[vonKrysiak]

Sicily has muslim archers the yare great, turkish archers are good as well, besides that byzantine and venetian higher tier archers are superb !