Also, I like Bukharistan's suggestion of Avian 6/0 Elite - I've suggested this before and it gels very well with my note on in/out forces - this would let Avians be able to wait for their competitors to strike before attacking, and be out and back before the opponent's forces are back, without risking losing Elites. Maybe the Ambush value could just be set to 4 for these Elites. However, overall a very nice setup.
Also on another note since someone else mentioned it - last age's -15% attack time for Tacticians was far more appropriate. All of Tactician's bonuses are some of the cleanest and powerful bonuses an attacker can have for offense, defense, and spying, and it's just TOO useful. Gah!