[francoisD]

i also have to add that i need a few units with a hard head. indeed i am the guys who play vs elite ai, and therefore their artillery units are able to hit you about every turn or so, while changing their target (like your units in fact, when they are elite)

i am considering myself as an average player. when i played vs standard ai (at 70 exp) their artilly units were able to hit you about every 3 turns when changing their target. i was able to shoot and run at that speed without casualties from their arty almost the whole battle.

but i am not so skilled that i am able to shoot and retreat constantly when delaying/ defensing. and when the ai's artillery lands on you, it does massive amounts of damage...

so i rely on fortifications to let me breathe a little bit to reorganize my forces....

otherwise i am dead ;-)