SebQuattro First things first, there's no way you can calculate the amount of effective bonus TF gives you as it's not applied until the units are deployed. Secondly all the players and I include those who play with germans, that think that the real bonus for German nation is TF didn't quite...
Except you're talking about honest alliances that simply let their lower level ACTIVE players play, comparing having a mixed alliance with using inactive iron age bases is just ridiculous. Just a quick recap of the meaning of sandbagging for you (bizarre that you need it..):
Alliances with...
French army
I recently switched to french, I'm industrial age and I play 25 shock infantry, 18 riflemen, 4 st chamond, 3 supply truck, 4 bombards + 3 gurkhas and 1 flammpanzer
3 artillery + 3 black watch from my allies
any advice??