Yep...the troop quality of Machaka is far inferior to Vanheims...thats why I was so keen on a early NAP. Machaka morale is very, very poor. You would think spiders would scare others but it just seems to scare the spiders.
You would have won even without the spells you cast. Not really too hopeful in this war, having weighed up what each nation is capable of, but I will keep plugging away.
Everyone should be aware that Van could end up with all the land in the West/South West of the Sea if they just sit back and do nothing and thus of course be very, very hard to stop/beat in the future.