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I think that war elephants have been used by so many peoples (Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Persians etc.) that they should not be an Indian UU. I would like to make them a common unit, weaker and earlier, and add Elephants as a strategic resource with a fair production bonus (and changing Ivory to something more politically correct).

Would Gurkhas be a good Indian UU? Yes, they are originally Nepalese, but it will take long before an expansion pack contains Nepal. They would in this case be Riflemen with an additional attack point and the all-as-road flag. Is it reasonable to give India an Industrial age UU?
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Maybe Sikhs would be better...
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Gurkas for the English is more appropriate...300,000 fought for the UK in WW1 & WW2 combined and they still fight in the British Army.
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It would really only make sense to have a Gurkha or Sikh special unit in an Anglo-Indian context, unless you wanted India's unique unit to be a modern one:

www.tribuneindia.com/20000128/main6.htm

Whereas a Rajput fighter wouldbe less anachronistic:

www.regiments.org/milhist/southasia/inf/1922-07.htm

www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar...landrajput.html
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No, we shouldn't revise history to be politically correct.
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I want elephants to be used for something else than ivory.
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Dont the English still have a units of Gurkha today?

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Deathwalker, Yes, and they were (last I heard) being sent into Afghanistan to whoop the Taliban.
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