Mod: Brazen Benevolence (Bronze Armors)

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Greetings,

This mod adjusts the encumbrance and protection values of some bronze armors to slightly improve the AP and defense, or protection, of those units which use them. This started out as part of mod I am making for EA Arco, but since it impacts more than just one nation, I split it off.

This is a very minor mod, but makes a fairly significant difference for some units. You can find my rationale and a list of changes in either of the attached README files (one with Unix newlines, one with Windows newlines). Synopsis below:

Alteration: Increase protection or decrease encumbrance of some bronze armors.
Effects: Increase mobility and defense, or protection, of some units. For example, Myrmidons get AP closer to other heavy infantry.
Rationale: Various copper alloys may be classified as bronze, and they have varying hardness and density characteristics.
* All of the alloys with a reasonable amount of tin are denser than unalloyed iron - but only by about 8% to 10%. While bronze should receive some additional encumbrance penalty, it should not be excessive as in the case of the Bronze Hauberk and Hoplite Helmet.
* At around 12% tin, bronze is harder than unalloyed iron. This should be reflected in better protection than equivalent iron armors.
References:
* http://www.russianbells.com/founding/bronzealloy.html
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze

Constructive feedback and thought-provoking analyses appreciated.

Thanks.