Talk:Longbowman (Age of Empires II)/@comment-26769804-20171009150915/@comment-26842175-20171010151023

That is not true. Have you ever seen Britons being defeated by Japanese massed trebs. I do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PbKJrjZPNk.

For most civs, you can't always rely on a single strategy and you need to adapt to the situation. Elite Skirmishers are also effective, if your oponent mixes archers and halbediers.