We'll yes but as said before ranged work exceptionally well at killing things too. As we all know newbs aren't much of a threat as it is though.

As a side note can you explain the damage bonuses coming from certain weapons and unit type?
For instance if I have a calvary/smashing/damage, how much is the advantage on say a heavy/smashing/damage.
In short what do weapons types attribute twords that specific unit type, and how does that stack with the 25% damage increase. Also do they attack each other at the same time or does one unit go first for some specific reason?