Talk:Halberdier (Age of Empires II)/@comment-27977344-20160417151327/@comment-27274076-20160419161546

The Japanese may lose in one-on-one combat, but that does not matter. The role of the Halberdier is to take out cavalry. And against cavalry the +4 damage of the Aztecs is way weaker than the 25% attack speed boost of the Japanese, because the higher attack rate means it can use its immense damage bonus better.