Talk:Battle Elephant/@comment-9746965-20161227171421/@comment-27810937-20161229105133

Besides Plumed, I personally don't consider those units as harassing unit because they lack the speed aspect to help them moving & retreat quickly. Eagle may have speed, but the lack of range making them more vulnerable & less effective than CA for raiding purpose in long term (with good micro, 10 CA can even kill 30 Swordsmen without losing a single HP).

I also don't consider Eagle as complete replacement of cavalry because Eagle still lacks the variety possessed by Stable units. Non-American civ can choose to train either weak cavalry that cost no gold (Scout-line), or more expensive but tougher cavalry (Knight, Camel, etc). This is significant when you begin to run out of gold & need fast trash unit. Eagle's gold cost are also too expensive considering their lack of durability (especially for non-Mayans) & how they take bigger damage from other infantry unit.