blitz and extremely early aggression is your only path in medmod.

the Italians are also godly.

Italian light inf, pavisiers, pavise sailors are all OP beyond belief and can maul you like nothing.

Give up your Med coast or face huge attacks from the Italians.

Attacking the French is a pretty good idea before they get too much destriders out.

BTW, heerban are junk. knechte and dienstul(sp?) are pretty good and use the latter may be even better due to anticav abilities.

have fun!