Archery Range
From Age of Empires
The Archery Range is a building in Age of Empires and Age of Empires II which allows the creation of all of the non-siege ranged units, including both infantry and cavalry.
[edit] Age of Empires
The Archery Range is first available in the Tool Age when only basic Bowmen can be created but later Elephant Archers and Heavy Horse Archers can be created here to devastating effect. Chariot Archer comes available once Wheel has been upgraded at Market. In the Rise of Rome expansion Slingers are the only ranged unit which cannot be created at the Archery Range, rather being made at the Barracks.
- Units which can be created here
- Tool Age - Bowman
- Bronze Age - Improved Bowman, Composite Bowman, Chariot Archer
- Iron Age - Horse Archer, Heavy Horse Archer, Elephant Archer
[edit] Age of Empires II
The Archery Range is first available in the Feudal Age when it can produce both archer and anti-archer skirmisher units. In later ages, stronger and better ranged units can be produced, such as the arbalest and the hand cannoneer. Although cavalry archers are considered as both cavalry and archers, they are created at the archery range. Other archer units can be created by some civilizations as Unique Units from the Castle.
- Units which can be created here
- Feudal Age - Archer, Skirmisher
- Castle Age - Crossbowman, Elite Skirmisher, Cavalry Archer
- Imperial Age - Arbalest, Heavy Cavalry Archer, Hand Cannoneer
