What I call the "secret sield" hs happened to me many times( happened in speed 2 but not sure in other speeds).The secret sield is a significant damage reduction from balistas bults.
The first time I knowticed was when I played a deathmatch game vs. computer on Hardest(I'm Yamato and the computer was Roman). The only thing I built was the Heavy Horse Archer. The computer was losing badly because his Hell and Cats kept missing my HHA. Sometimes when my HHA moved and gets hit the damage is only about 10%(it got hit either in the back or side when moveing). This situation happened many times(with HHA and Helipolis).
I'm pretty sure that this is real, but not sure exactly how does it happens. Maybe you can do some research on it.
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"I don't think, therefore I'm not"-Davy the Kid[This message has been edited by Davy the Kid (edited 03-21-99).]