Talk:Burmese/@comment-106.105.136.18-20161219112633/@comment-405747-20161224215735

If anyone is curious about a FU Battle Elephant stats when compared to a FU Paladin:

FU Elite Battle Elephant: 320 HP, 20 attack, 4 melee armor, 7 pierce armor (add 1 melee/2 pierce armor for Burmese Battle Elephant)

FU Paladin: 180 HP, 18 attack, 5 melee armor, 7 pierce armor.

In turn, the Elite Battle Elephant will have more HP and way more attack, but one less melee armor. That being said, a FU Paladin will actually LOSE to a FU Elite Battle Elephant 1v1 even if you use Frankish Paladins (and would even lose to a Malay's Elite Battle Elephant)  Apparently, from the game design standpoint, the Burmese don't get Paladins since their Elite Battle Elephants will be much stronger than a Paladin.

However, both Paladins and Elite Battle Elephants have different purposes. Paladins are well-rounded, fast, and effective raiding units while the Elite Battle Elephants are meant as meat shields that are threatening to enemy buildings and defenses. That being said, any player who is a bit smart enough would not send Paladins to deal with Elite Battle Elephants (monks and Halberdiers should come into mind on this).