Civ Discussion: Vietnamese

Hello, Reddit! Once again, we're here with Civ discussion Friday! Last week, we talked about the Goths, so if want to visit that or want to look at previous discussions, I'll have them linked below! But, for today the discussion belongs to our skirm kings, the Vietnamese! Feel free to ask the community questions, answer any posted questions, make jokes, talk about your experiences, make suggestions, etc... anything Vietnamese-related! Hopefully you stick around too for next week, where we discuss the Persians.

•Rattan Archer (UU: Foot archer with high pierce armor.)

What is the main benefit of making Rattan Archers rather than Crossbows/Arbalests? How do you use and when do you make Rattan Archers?

•Imperial Skirmisher (UU/Team Bonus: Upgrade from the Elite Skirmisher.)

With +1 attack, +0/1 armor, and +1 bonus damage vs archers & cavalry archers compared to the Elite Skirmisher, how significant/powerful are the addition stats? Why would you make skirms as opposed to other archer units when you're the Vietnamese?

•Chatras (Castle UT: Battle Elephants gain +30 HP.)

How significant is the extra 30HP (or 50HP with Bloodlines) when Battle Elephants already have base 250HP (300HP elite)? Is it Chatras worth researching: when? How powerful are Vietnamese Battle Elephants with the HP dispite packing Husbandry and Blast Furnace?

•Paper Money (Imperial UT: You and your allies gain 500 gold one time.)

Costing 200 gold and 800 food, how good/useful is this tech in team games and in 1v1? When would you research Paper Money for the extra gold?

•(Team Bonus:) Gain access to the Imperial Skirmisher upgrade.

Other than the Turks, who benefits the most for having an Imperial Skirmisher/who has the best skirms? How useful are Imperial Skirmishers in the late game/trash wars?

Civ Bonuses

•Reveal the positions of any enemy TC.

•Archers gain 10% more HP in the Feudal Age, 15% more HP in the Castle Age, and 20% more HP in the Imperial Age.

•Conscription is researched for free.

How powerful is knowing where enemy TC placement is/how good is it for scouting? Just how much does the extra HP on the archers affect them since their HP is low to begin with? Is the free Conscription good or important?