hmmm you are right but it's not how I'd start to balance the mod myself.. 
I mean it's not like he's likely to put in weaknesses to offset this advantage.. (most modders seem to overpower their own and thus favorite nations a bit, Ulm hardly ever is the balancing standard usually new nations can take on the strongest nations in their age 1-1 

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