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Originally Posted by gilbertocarlos
Incorrect, longbows with Armor Piercing arrows can pierce mail easily, and before TL4, mail was what the elite used.
Heavy Mail have DR5 against piercing, a longbow does thr+3 imp, realistic it would probably do thr+2, a longbowman with ST11 and strongbow or +2 Arm ST would do 1d+2, and penetrate mail half of the time.
And usually, horses are less well protected, not to mention that a longbowmen have the advantage of range, a spearman don't, you can ambush a knight with bows, but will be harder with spears.
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How longbows do against mail completely depends on the bow and the bowman. Just by itself, the term is about as specific as "rifle" or "mace," and covers weapons with the same range of capabilities. Any type of infantry can be dangerous to armoured cavalry as long as they stick together and have up-to-date weapons.
Where are you getting the th+3 figure from? A Basic Set or LT longbow does th+2.