cat range penalty?

I heard there is a penalty to cat and archer attack point if melee troops are within a certain range. What is this range and what is the penalty?

A ranged unit's attack is reduced to 1/4 of its original value if it fights in close quarters. I'm not sure on the actual range at which this takes place but it would probably either touching (0 range) or when a melee troop is in range to attack.

From what I understand, it is when cav or inf get within their own attacking range. So if you look at the data below you could calculate how close they can get before the 1/4 attack power rule applies.

Modified Range Ratings

Infantry
Base Range: 25
Tech Level
Lv1: 25
Lv2: 26
Lv3: 26
Lv4: 27
Lv5: 27
Lv6: 28
Lv7: 28
Lv8: 29
Lv9: 29
Lv10: 30

Archer
Base Range: 600
Tech Level
Lv1: 612
Lv2: 624
Lv3: 636
Lv4: 648
Lv5: 660
Lv6: 672
Lv7: 684
Lv8: 696
Lv9: 708
Lv10: 720

Cavalry
Base Range: 40
Tech Level
Lv1: 40
Lv2: 41
Lv3: 42
Lv4: 43
Lv5: 44
Lv6: 44
Lv7: 45
Lv8: 46
Lv9: 47
Lv10: 48

Catapult
Base Range: 800
Tech Level
Lv1: 816
Lv2: 832
Lv3: 848
Lv4: 864
Lv5: 880
Lv6: 896
Lv7: 912
Lv8: 928
Lv9: 944
Lv10: 960

Thanx for the guide caladan

That's nathans guide, did u read the quote?

i havent heard of any 1/4 penelty so i would be skeptical about whether its true

It's mentioned under the modified troop ratios thread with the table of how arch get a 0.77 attack penalty against inf.

thats not a range penelty just an effectiveness of there attack penalty