The ranged SF are not that good in melee as everyone is advertising around. They are quite the same as Archers. For instance, thats a 32 man archer units performance.
Aren't they good?
Edit: They were designated as vanguard and set in box formation.
Considering that Melee SF are at times less then impressive, it is fair to assume that you need a large data set to cancel out some of the random factors in combat.
