Heading to the Castle Age quickly is advised to take advantage of the Britons' extra range, as well as the standard Crossbowman and Bodkin Arrow upgrades. Going straight into archers is possible, but not recommended on open maps due to how slow archers are to build up, due to relying on Fletching. The Britons are best opening with a small group of Men-at-Arms and transitioning into archers after. As great as their archers are, they lack Hand Cannoneers and Thumb Ring, though their inherent archer bonuses compensates for this.Īge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Review This also means they do not have many great anti-Skirmisher options outside of their infantry. They also have few good answers to enemy rams, as their archers can get distracted by them and incapacitated. Their siege weapons are similarly lacking, missing the Siege Ram, Siege Onager, and Bombard Cannon, and while they do have Warwolf Trebuchets, the slow mobility of the latter means they can struggle to push a position when the player needs them to aid their other units. The Britons have poor cavalry, lacking the Hussar and Paladin upgrades, any regional units, and Bloodlines. They also possess solid economic and defensive options. The Britons also excel in naval combat due to their nearly full dock technology tree, only missing Elite Cannon Galleon.

Cavalry and Battering Rams are the main threats of Longbowmen, but the Britons have full infantry technology tree (apart from Gambesons) so they can build Halberdiers and Champions to provide close combat protection. Adding to this are their Warwolf Trebuchets, which deal blast damage and have 100% accuracy, the latter of which also makes them some of the best at Trebuchet vs Trebuchet combat.

Their unique unit, the Longbowman, has the longest range of any archer, with 1 more than Arbalesters. If in a large enough group, they can be almost impossible to counter. Due to their range Longbowmen can cut down opposing forces before they can even get close. In total, with Yeomen, their foot archers gain +3 range, giving them the ability to outrange almost any unit, and making them very hard to approach. This bonus is especially useful against enemy Skirmishers and Mangonels, as they can micro around these units, unlike any other civilization. Their archers gain bonus range in the Castle and Imperial Age and are trained faster.

5.2 Disadvantages vs other civilizations.5 Compared advantages and disadvantages.

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