Chu Ko Nu Élite

Chu Ko Nu cost more wood than Arbalesters, but less gold. They are usually used in combination with Halberdiers and Light Cavalry as front-line support and with Siege Rams against buildings. They are decent against non-defensive buildings and great against most units. Units without any pierce armor (such as Monks) or with negative melee armor (such as rams) are especially vulnerable to the additional projectiles. The Chu Ko Nu, in a similar fashion to Kipchaks, has the distinction of still faring fairly well against archer-resistant units. This is because, even though archer-resistant units (such as Elite Skirmishers) can survive archer fire due to their pierce armor, the high number of arrows fired by the Chu Ko Nu (especially Elite) still deals a considerable amount of damage. They should, however, still try to avoid anti-archer units if they can, and they match particularly poorly against Huskarls and Ghulams. Most other archers have one more range than Chu Ko Nu and can hit-and-run them. Meanwhile, Chu Ko Nu are not good at hit-and-run due to how their multiple shots work in terms of reloading, and due to their long attack delay. Chu Ko Nu are best countered with longer ranged archers, Huskarls, Ghulams, or siege weapons that deal splash damage.