Dillema nº 2: Does the Rebel AI actually build units?

[caravel]

Wow. Never seen that my self.... A rebel assassin, I mean.

I've seen it a few times in the past, though not for a long time as I've played with non critical messages disabled for years.

I think that the rebels train units, but at a very slow rate. Don't forget that rebels retreating fro one province end in an adjacent rebel province; Could this come from it?

The rebels are usually in the red after a year or two, so they don't actually train units at all, it can happen though with the right circumstances.