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Shenbigong, the game's illustration

Archers men-at-arms

Shenbigong

Damage
44
Toughness
18
Pursuit
0
Screen
0
shenbigong

These elite crossbowmen are armed with the mighty Shenbigong, the "Divine Arm Bow". Each bolt loosed can punch through armor and formations with unnerving accuracy.

Counters

Countering cuts the countered regiment's damage by up to 90%: full effect at 2 effective countering sub-regiments per countered one (NCombat defines).

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Terrain and winter

In Hills+10 damage, +4 toughness
In Mountains+8 damage, +2 toughness
In Plains-8 toughness
In Drylands-8 toughness
In Desert-8 toughness
In Steppe-8 toughness

How to get it

Upgrades

Bonuses in the files that raise this regiment or every Archers regiment.

innovation · Composite Crossbows

  • Damage+5
  • Screen+5
  • Siege Progress+0.1

tradition · Adaptive Skirmishers

  • Archer Damage+15%
  • Archer Toughness+15%
  • Archer Maintenance-5%

tradition · Formation Fighting Experts

  • Archer Damage+10%
  • Archer Toughness+15%

tradition · Longbow Competitions

  • Max Size of Archer Regiments+4

tradition · Land of the Bow

  • Archer Damage+20%

tradition · Bush Hunting

  • Archer Damage+20%

tradition · Fortress Mastery

  • Archer Recruitment Cost-10%
  • Max Size of Archer Regiments+1

building · Archery Grounds (top level: Marksman's Ranges)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+60%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+15%

building · Nomadic Settlement (top level: Nomadic Settlement)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+40%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+40%

building · Hunting Grounds (top level: Gamekeeper's Lodges)

  • Archer Maintenance-4%
  • Archer Recruitment Cost-4%
  • Stationed Archers Damage+28%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+28%

building · Forestry (top level: Sawmills)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+28%

building · Forest Forts (top level: Forest Fortresses)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+28%

building · Workshops (top level: Powderhouses)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+70%
  • Archer Maintenance-7.2%

building · Militia Camps (top level: Levying Squares)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+90%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+40%

building · Outposts (top level: Fortified Outposts)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+28%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+50%
  • Archer Maintenance-8%
  • Archer Recruitment Cost-8%

building · Palisades (top level: Walls & Ditches)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+30%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+20%

building · Idjang Forts (top level: Citadel Idjang)

  • Stationed Archers Toughness+30%

building · Wantilan (top level: Great Wantilan)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+30%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+30%

building · Kora-Kora Yards (top level: Great War-Canoe Arsenal)

  • Stationed Archers Damage+18%
  • Stationed Archers Toughness+18%

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/00_cultural_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.