Well, I have an impression that AI in general don`t know, how to skirmish (at least with foot skirmishers). In MTW AI skirmishers were quite annoying at times, they even provoced me to leave nice hilltop position a few times. However in RTW they are almost non existant. On offence AI tries to engage with his main battle line (ahem, a battle line) as fast as possible and leaves no time for his skirmishers to act. On defence it`s too passive, it seldom throws them ahead to annoy pikemen or distract attention on the flanks.
On the other hand AI is very naive when fighting your own skirmishers. I managed a few times to provoce war elephants to pursue my peltasts, rather then clash into my flank. Yes, they finally ride down poor peltasts, but it takes them much time and energy, which could be spent much better elsewhere.
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