[estimator7292]

The advantage is you don't need very valuable people who have been training their whole life. Even if the machine is only half as good as the empire's best archer, you can have as many as you want as quickly as you like, and they still perform better than grabbing some rando off the street and slapping a bow in his hand.

[Planktonne]

I didn't claim there was no advantage; I said the advantage wasn't accuracy.

It doesn't seem like you disagree with me here, but you've phrased it as though you do.