Archery Range

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Contents 1 Age of Empires 1.1 Upgrades 1.2 Summary 2 Age of Kings 2.1 Upgrades 2.2 Summary

Age of Empires

• Age: Tool Age

• Pre-requisites: Town Center, Barracks

• Cost: 150 Wood

• Hit Points: 350

Upgrades

Researching Architecture increases the hit points and decreases the construction time of this building.

Summary

The Archery Range in the Age of Empires series is the building at which any unit armed with a bow or projectile is created.

• Units Available

Units trained at the archery range:

• Bowman
• Improved Bowman
• Composite Bowman
• Chariot Archer
• Horse Archer
• Heavy Horse Archer
• Elephant Archer

• You must build the Archery Range before you can build the Siege Workshop.

Age of Kings

• Age: Feudal Age

• Pre-requisites: Feudal Age, Town Center, Barracks

• Cost: 175 Wood

• Hit Points: 1500

Upgrades

• Researching Masonry and Architecture increases the hit points and armor of this building.

Summary

• Units Available

The Archery Range in the Age of Kings series is the building at which any infantry unit [excluding Unique Units] is created.

The Archery Range lets you train the following units:

• Archer, Crossbowman and Arbelist
• Skirmisher and Elite Skirmisher
• Cavalry Archer and Heavy Cavalry Archer
• Hand Cannoneer

• Historical Context:

Missile weapons like the bow carried over into the Middle Ages from ancient times in most areas of the world. Northern Europe was an exception for many centuries because the dense forests of the region nullified the range advantage of bows. Throwing weapons like axes, javelins or knives were more popular there. As the forest was cleared, the use of the bow spread. Training with missile weapons took place at the Archery Range. The training of bowmen was especially favoured in England, where every town had an archery range and competitions were held each week to encourage practice. From its large pool of archers, England could easily recruit several thousand expert Longbowmen for armies going to France. As crossbows and early firearms came into use, men were trained to operate these weapons at a modified Archery Range.

[Quoted from Age of Kings Manual]