[normalphil]

PD is supposed to be very powerful, LE Tien Chi level. Literally an extremely large well-organized and outfitted national militia. But I've gone back and looked at it.

Province Defense
For the first twenty points you get 4 militia-grade per point and one strength 2 priest
3 Landwehr per point (morale nine with crossbows and leather cuirasses)
1 Landwehr Lancer per point (morale nine with light lances and leather cuirasses)

For twenty and over you get 4 normal-grade per point and one strength 2 mage
3 Line Infantry per point (morale twelve with crossbows and plate cuirasses)
1 Lancer per point (morale twelve with light lances and plate cuirasses)

55 gold (strength 10) 30 Landwehr, 10 Landwehr lancers, 1 chaplain (value 410)
210 gold (strength 20) 60 Landwehr, 20 Landwehr lancers, 1 chaplain, 1 chemist (value 840)
465 gold (strength 30) 90 Landwehr, 30 Landwher lancers, 30 Line Infantry, 10 Lancers, 1 chaplain, 1 chemist (value 1640)
820 gold (strength 40) 120 Landwehr, 40 Landwher lancers, 60 Line Infantry, 20 Lancers, 1 chaplain, 1 chemist (value 2480)


20- isn't much of a problem, for all that it's STRONG. The basic issue is that everybody has a crossbow (except the cavalry, and there aren't enough of them for everyone else to rout after they all die). You really can't hold that against them.

20+ /is/ a problem, though. Maxing provincial defense /should/ be a case of diminishing returns, and it just isn't right now to any significant degree. Also, that isn't a Landwehr force, its become a frickn' field army. I'll drop it down to 1 line-infantry per point, and nothing else.


Revised Province Defense
For the first twenty points you get 4 militia-grade per point and one strength 2 priest
3 Landwehr per point (morale nine with crossbows and leather cuirasses)
1 Landwehr Lancer per point (morale nine with light lances and leather cuirasses)

For twenty and over you get 1 normal-grade per point and one strength 2 mage
1 Line Infantry per point (morale twelve with crossbows and plate cuirasses)