They are good in melee against poorly armored foot soldiers (cav will tear them up) but their real use is for special ops missions (like crossing bridges first, assinating the ennemy general etc...). Their greatests strengths are stealtha and speed (fastest foot soldiers), use them.

The best part of MI is the Sengoku SP campaigns, that part of the game is more than excellent.

[This message has been edited by KumaRatta Yamamoto (edited 09-23-2001).]