Are gunners too powerful in melee?

In the age of Pike and Shot, mighty struggles erupted across Europe for causes religious, political or dynastic. The Thirty Years War raged across Germany and beyond, leaving devastation in its wake, but saw the rise of great commanders such as Count Tilly, Wallenstein and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and rapid developments in battlefield tactics.
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Are gunners too powerful in melee?

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On several games now I have charged guns with a range of troops - heavy cavalry, pike, musketeers.... in all cases the gunners seem to stand better than formed troops, yet my thinking would be that they would mainly 'head for the hills' at this point....

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That is a good point. It was around this time period when artillerymen became
soldiers instead of "civilian contractors". Perhaps they are standing firmly
because if they "head for the hills" they are back in the starving tenant farmer
business and becoming lootees instead of looters.
Maybe.
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They will be made weaker in the forthcoming patch.
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Thank you

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