MAA's are good all round troops. Great vs cavalry in the woods, but equally good at flanking and face to face combat. There's not much a CMAA's can't take on and not do well against. The combination of good attack, defense and armour means that they can give and take well. If you can flank something with them, they will apply pressure like a vise that slowly tightens and crushes the victim with few losses. Don't expect instant results from them though, they lack shock value but act like acid against most units, slowly but surely wearing them away.