cossacks are very good against light infantry because of high range-resistance 30% which is more than Hus 20% have but they are not so good in melee vs other cav in my opinion, so its difficult to counter enemy cav with your own cossacks. but the problem for aztec is.. theire coyote are even worse t...

in team games russia is good, in 1vs1 they are not so good because they dont have a good option vs cav and have a low siege potential...and grenadiers are no option.I think russia needs cav. archers and halberdiers in 2nd age for effective counter against melee-cav in battle and for better reaction ...