Talk:Crossbowman (Age of Empires III)/@comment-72.81.217.142-20111122004205/@comment-2804:431:9719:5B25:C5D9:CDCD:8ECF:A627-20180516052246

Well yes, quite obvious, but they are your colonial age skirmirsher option, and can also be used as an "backup" army if low on resources (like the Pikeman).