Britons/Strategy

The Britons are an archer oriented civilization, with many of their civilization bonuses aiding them. Their archers gain bonus range in the Castle and Imperial Age. In addition their unique technology increases their range even more and grants towers additional attack. Also their archers are produced faster. Their unique unit, the Longbowman, has the longest range of any archer. Due to their range Longbowmen can cut down opposing forces before they can even get close. Even enemy archers will likely be killed before they get in range. If in a large enough group they are almost impossible to counter.

However the Britons have several weaknesses. They have mediocre cavalry, lacking both the Hussar and Paladin upgrades. Their siege weapons are similary lacking, missing the Siege Ram, Siege Onager, and Bombard Cannon. They are also the only Old World civilization to be missing the Cannon Galleon. This is a critical weakness in maps where water is common as this causes naval invasions to be much more difficult. If an opponent builds a large amount of towers near a shore a naval attack is almost impossible.