The Japanese use a special bow and arrow called “Yumi”, which has a unique shape and is vastly different from the composite bow of China Mongolia Central Asia.
According to historical records, this type of bow has great power, with arrows resembling a small javelin, but at the cost of having a close range. Archers usually try to approach the enemy before firing.Although they all look huge, the range of a British longbow can reach 300 meters. And YUMI has a maximum range of only about 100 meters, but its lethality is very high, and the closer it is, the greater its power.
A Ming dynasty general once commented on Yumi as follows: “All arrows are heavy, all bows are strong, and all hair is not far.（矢皆重，弓皆劲，发皆不远。）”
So in AOE4, this type of unit may have similar characteristics: high damage, and may even pose a certain threat to heavy armor (replacing the position of a crossbow player, as it is well-known that the Japanese use crossbows is as rare as holding shields), but with short range and slow loading.
In summary, this is a very important feature about Japanese archery, and I hope the production team can pay attention to it and reflect it in the game.
