Is diplomacy necessary?

I didn't understand what you meant about archers and "arharovtsy." Who are these archers and archangels? In that case, a 10 vs. 10 comparison seems a bit strange.
If I misunderstood, please explain.

To make things more challenging, some are suggesting giving the AI an army at the beginning.
I say it's better to give the AI a "diploma" instead of spending time figuring out what army to give it so that it doesn't die in the first week and the game is still challenging.
And I've listed the range of armies that could be given to the AI, from a small force to archangels.
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