Oh, one more fact:
After nobility, the EGYPTIAN CA is the most effective CA against Cav / Camel Civs...
Just 2 days ago, in a random Civ game I drew Egypt and had TC close to a forest. Well, that gave me incentive to go Chariot + CA and, man, Egyptian chariots really rule the field.
I mixed Ca and chariots and, after the chariots were gone to Camels, I still kicked their sorry Camel butt with CA only (well, a bit of dancing involdved here too...).
I think I might have done as well with hittite CA, but really the extra Egyptian hit points DO make a difference...
That leaves us with the top 3 CA in game being (IMO):
1: Hittite or Egyptian (which one will it be?) with Nobility.
1: Hittite or Egyptian (which one will it be?) with Nobility.
3. Assyrian
Anyone has a clue on whether "nobilized" Egyptian CA is better than Assyrian CA?...
I know that Hittite Ca with Nobility are - but that has to do with the extra missile attack point.
Now Egyptian have the "regular" attack value, so their HP is the ONLY thing making them stand out. Will it be enough to offset Hittite Attack points and Assyrian ROF?...