I was recently playing as the British and in a 2v2 game, my ally resigned. While i was busy killing one guy, the other guy, a French, was happily booming away.
By the time i had sufficiently hurt the first guy, the french player had an army of cuirassiers. these were beasts with about 750hp and 40 some attack. they beat wave after wave of hard counters, with the aid of only 5 or 6 skirmishers.
I finally beat his army with the aid of a monitor ship, but it was largely due to luck that his army was already near the shore, which was where i was going to try to lure it, but probably wouldve lost many units in doing so to the cuirassier's monstrous attack. He also told me that if i had let him into the imperial age, he couldve upgraded them to 1k hp and even more attack.
so, unbelievable hp, beastly attack, uncounterable...ping. war elephant comes to mind. but theyre fast too!
any thoughts?