Dealing with the lack of bow units is rather tough, and until chapter 4, where reclassing becomes available, I will be required to have other units (namely ones who are likely planned for reclassing later) assist them in fighting for the time being.
Chapter 1 - Marth Embarks: Finished.
Marth: Visited villages, seized castle, just standard fare.
Draug: Sold his lance and used the money Marth was given to buy about a dozen bows.
Abel & Caeda: Provided combat assistance for the archers, since until about chapter 4, there will only be two of them. Avoided fighting if possible, but were necessary for the sake of succeeding.
Gordin & Norne: Took care of most of the enemies, since they are the only bow users for right now. Started by waiting for enemies to get closer and then picking them off with ranged fire and support from Caeda and Abel. Once the first wave was down, everyone healed up, and then went on to pick off the gang of mooks waiting by Talys. That left only Gazzak to fight, who was easy pickings for them.
Gazzak: Stuck on a throne and lacking a ranged weapon, he'd be more accurately described as a target than a boss. Still, his healing kept up with the damage for the most part, up until Gordin ripped through most of his remaining health with a critical. He went down shortly thereafter.
So yeah, had to use other units, but that's fine, since up until chapter 4, I'm sort of forced to. Once reclassing becomes available, I won't need any other units, since I'll be able to have a fully functional army of archers.
Up Next: The pirates of Galder, where we get Ogma and Barst (two possible reclassing candidates), and Castor, another base class bowmen!