Best Ranged Infantry?

[PureRok]

So, which race would you say has the best ranged infantry? I wish I could be an Elf since they invariably have the best, but since I can't I guess runner-up is good enough.

I ask since that's usually how my armies are set up. Large amounts of ranged with just enough melee infantry to hold a line.

[Warlord]

Orcs iz best

[[PHNX]Kordarus]

No, best ranged unit is the Chaos Dwarf blunderbuss if you consider all factions. This is true Elves has good ranged, in the best tier, but the more devastating ranged unit come from the chaos dwarf. Probablly also the best ranged faction tbh.

[Tomo]

I beleive the dwarves have the best ranged in the game currently. Strong musketeers and the best artillery.

[TripleZer0]

Definetly dwarf musketeers i would say. Hochland sharpshooters are probably almost as good i guess (atleast they should be)

[Procrastinating Gamer]

In the five factions we have, I'd guess that either the Empire or Dwarfs have the best ranged units (and I'm ignoring artillery here).
The Empire's ranged cav adds a lot of flexibility to them - Pistoliers and Outriders can both fire on the move while still being fast enough to outrun most units short of other cav or flying units (and I think the flying units would only have an advantage due to not having to worry about terrain that might slow them down - their actual speed might still be too low to catch them).

With the Dwarfs, though - their ranged infantry is still very good in melee and wear much heavier armour than their Empire counterparts.

[Emjay]

Your play style sounds like the Dwarfs to me. They focus mainly on artillery and ranged units with a couple of high defense melee units to soak up whats left once it reaches the ranged units. They also have some the gyrocopters which look cool to play with as well as slayers which pretty much kill everything if used correctly. They are going to be a solid faction to play as.

If they end up being too focused on range however then you can quite easily go as Empire. They will play like a 'traditional' total war army meaning you can get a good mix of ranged and melee units.

[Hrulgar]

Vampire Counts, for sure.