1) EK are more pop efficient then Maces.
2) EK defeat cav, Mace loses to cav.
3) EK do better vs. Falcs then maces.
Other claims I suspect are less true. Many believe that maces are worthless beyond colonial. That they cannot stand up to muskets, skirms or a musket+skirm mix since they lack upgrades.
In order to investigate if this was true or not, I decided to run some tests. All tests are based on equal amount of villager seconds. All tests were done using attack move and run several times.
Test A:
In these test both units had veteran/elite upgrade but no further upgrades.
20 Musketeers vs. 25 Maces = 14 Maces left
20 Musketeers vs. 13 EK = 10 Musketeers left
20 Skirmishers vs. 31 Maces = 18 Maces left
20 Skirmisher vs. 16 EK = 5 Skirm left
10 Skirm + 10 Musk vs. 28 Maces = 17 Maces left
10 Skirm + 10 Musk vs. 14 EK = 5 Skirm, 3 Musketeer left
Test B:
In these tests skirms, musketeers and eagles had the combat, hit points and attack upgrade cards. That is the 15/15 hp/attack card, the 15% hp card and the 15% attack card. Eagles also had the range upgrade. Maces had the only upgrade available to them, that is the +25% hp upgrade.
As in test A all units were veteran/elite.
20 Musketeers vs. 25 Maces = 9 Maces left
20 Musketeers vs. 13 EK = 10 Musketeers left
20 Skirmishers vs. 31 Maces = 15 Maces left
20 Skirmisher vs. 16 EK = 5 EK left
10 Skirm + 10 Musk vs. 28 Maces = 14 Maces left
10 Skirm + 10 Musk vs 14 EK = 5 Skirm, 1 Musketeer left
Conclusion:
Maces with the only upgrade they have defeat muskets and skirms with 3 different upgrades very cost efficient. So that they do not work in late fortress is a myth.
Fully upgraded EK defeat skirms for cost, but not as cost efficient as less upgraded Maces. Fully upgraded EK are defeated for cost by both musketeers and the musk+skirm combo.
[This message has been edited by MockHamill (edited 03-17-2007 @ 06:55 AM).]