Elephants: Balanced or not?

[Megalos]

I totally agree Teleklos (for unarmoured elephants), apart from the fact that javelins should not be able to pierce armour so easily.

If you look at the rest of the armoured troops in game, they are not vunerable at all to javelins really. (don't even get me started on the naked guys who have no armour, yet are still unaffected by 200 javelins, each 3.5 feet long, being thrown into their midst :0). Being on drugs doesn't stop sharp things from piercing naked flesh! )

So...common sense would suggest that armoured elephants should get the same (if not more) benefits/protection as armoured troops, as they are both wearing armour.

If you don't agree with the above statement, then you at least have to admit that a rampaging behemoth, that is 10ft tall and weighs in at 2/3 tonnes (add an extra 1/2 tonne for armour) and runs about 40mp/h (EDIT-40kp/h for sheep) stands a better chance at surviving a javelin than a naked, ramapaging, drug addict, that weighs in at about 14 stonnes and runs about 20mph? (not even in a straight line he is so wacked)