Elephant units should be able to target wooden gates and walls - I've done so in my Carthagian campaign.

I'm curious, has anyone tried to just take the draw? I mean, as attackers, the AI defenders almost never come out (I've only seen it by accident), so if you just up the timer to 3x, and wait, you should get a draw. Would that 'eliminate' the troops as well? A draw when attacking as defenders (or the besieged) doesn't eliminate them, so it shouldn't.

Wouldn't help if you've turned the timer off, I guess, but otherwise would be a semi-decent compromise.

Bh