Possibly the best heavy archer unit in the game, the Lithuanian Crossbowman combines the toughness of Heavy Archers with the reach and stopping power of a crossbow. Yet, make no mistake — like the three other units that form the Polish unique unit line, Lithuanian Crossbowmen may be as fast and quick as any normal unit of their class, but they take a longer time to recruit and press into service (albeit not as long as the two Slavic axe units do), and are not as accurate as they should be. Nevertheless, the extra reach of their weapons and their improved speed (compared to their predecessors, the Composite Bowmen) mean that these units are sufficiently strong enough to provide counter-archer support if so needed. Still, given that Poland suffers from long training time, you might be better