You all realize that hillmen are even weaker than eastern infantry 1vs1?

I had always assumed so, but I just ran through the tests. Sure enough the hillmen simply run out of men. I never have understood the purpose of this "upgrade" to hillmen: A unit with slightly less defense (smaller shield), and 33% smaller. The only benefits are better base morale, and 2 points of attack. Not much to get excited about. Gee, thanks...

The only use I can see for hillmen is when the desert infantry lack the morale to even fight at all, and even then it is rather iffy.

p.s. Iberians do beat the eastern infantry--about the only melee unit they can beat other than town watch/militia and peasants. Iberians get owned by desert spearmen (the Numidian guys.)