Remember that Faery provinces don't really run hospitals or guard stations since they have a huge amount of defense. I'll give you all a little hint regarding Faery provinces and numbers to see the difference on how hard they get hurt when coordinating attacks.
Faery military loss
300 elites lost * 8 points per elite = 2,400 raw defense. 2,400 raw defense * 1.323 = 3,175 modified defense lost. 3,175 modified defense * 4 attacks = 12,700 estimated defense lost.
450 elites lost * 8 points per elite = 2,400 raw defense. 3,600 raw defense * 1.323 = 4,762 modified defense lost. 4,762 modified defense * 4 attacks = 19,048 estimated defense lost.
600 elites lost * 8 points per elite = 4,800 raw defense. 4,800 raw defense * 1.323 = 6,350 modified defense lost. 6,350 modified defense * 4 attacks = 23,400 estimated defense lost.
750 elites lost * 8 points per elite = 6,000 raw defense. 6,000 raw defense * 1.323 = 7,938 modified defense lost. 7,938 modified defense * 4 attacks = 31,752 estimated defense lost.
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Elf military loss (potentially running hospitals)
200 specs lost * 6 points per spec = 1,200 raw defense. 1,200 raw defense * 1.323 = 1,587 modified defense lost. 3,175 modified defense * 4 attacks = 6,350 estimated defense lost.
400 specs lost * 6 points per spec = 2,400 raw defense. 2,400 raw defense * 1.323 = 3,175 modified defense lost. 3,175 modified defense * 4 attacks = 12,700 estimated defense lost.
600 specs lost * 6 points per spec = 3,600 raw defense. 3,600 raw defense * 1.323 = 4,762 modified defense lost. 4,762 modified defense * 4 attacks = 19,048 estimated defense lost.
800 specs lost * 6 points per spec = 4,800 raw defense. 4,800 raw defense * 1.323 = 6,350 modified defense lost. 6,350 modified defense * 4 attacks = 25,400 estimated defense lost.
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Halfling military loss (potentially running hospitals)
200 elites lost * 6 points per elites = 1,200 raw defense. 1,200 raw defense * 1.323 = 1,587 modified defense lost. 3,175 modified defense * 4 attacks = 6,350 estimated defense lost.
400 elites lost * 6 points per elites = 2,400 raw defense. 2,400 raw defense * 1.323 = 3,175 modified defense lost. 3,175 modified defense * 4 attacks = 12,700 estimated defense lost.
600 elites lost * 6 points per elites = 3,600 raw defense. 3,600 raw defense * 1.323 = 4,762 modified defense lost. 4,762 modified defense * 4 attacks = 19,048 estimated defense lost.
800 elites lost * 6 points per elites = 4,800 raw defense. 4,800 raw defense * 1.323 = 6,350 modified defense lost. 6,350 modified defense * 4 attacks = 25,400 estimated defense lost.
Therefore as you can see even though a Faery starts with a higher defense their defense is front loaded and each hit drains their defense by a larger margin per hit. So a Faery running 150,000 defense (125dpa) lets say at 1,200 acres gets hit 4x then that drops their defense to lets say 126,600 (105.5dpa). After the initial 4 hits it's a 15.6% defense loss. Now lets follow that % trend.
150,000 * 0.844 = 126,600 (After 4 hits)
126,600 * 0.844 = 106,850 (After 8 hits)
106,850 * 0.844 = 90,181 (After 12 hits)
90,191 * 0.844 = 76,112 (After 16 hits)
This is where the Faery provinces are weak. High defense only acts as a buffer against attacks nothing more. The issue is the initial 4 hits but after that it'll be a snowball effect to the Faery's destruction.
Also, Here is where specialized Pure-Mage and Pure-Thief come in handy.
Pure Mage Elf - Lightning strike enemy Faery provinces once it becomes available (5 casts max should drain their stock to almost nothing). Also, Keep Expose Thieves on the enemy Faery provinces.
Pure Thief Halfling - Steal Runes, Sabotage Wizards (when available) Bribe Generals (when available), Assassinate Wizards (If Rogue), and Propaganda (If Rogue).
Numbers in my post will vary but the numbers are to show how much of an impact hits on a faery province hurts. Approximately 3.9% defense loss per hit against Faery provinces while Elves and Halflings have approximately 1.68% defense loss per hit rate.
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