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>You got a better military industry early on, so you'll out-tank them.
Changelings start with 14mils, Equestria with 21 (granted 4 are from subjects) additionally, they have 3 easy focuses for mil spawn ins (energy for Tall Tale, Spitfire, and Fillydelphia Auto) which amounts to 10, comparably, Changelings get 8 over the course of 5 focuses, notably far more spread out. The Changelings also do not start with the resources to produce 'valuable' tanks, lacking in both Chromium and tungsten, conversion later from HMG is possible, but that tech is only worth it at the second level, and it is a 1010--that's more research time wasted when you already have a gap to Equestria's easy 4th slot. I will admit that the -60% mil construction speed of Equestria (Magic of Friendship+Civilian Economy) is obviously not ideal, but it also is not crippling since you can leech mils off of Crystal and the bonus construction speed on Civs means you have an advantage no matter how early or late Changelings actually decide to start the war as long as you don't fuck up on getting Urgent War Committee
