I think Ishgard's anti-dragon force is being discounted here. Garlemald has a sizable air force that seems vital to any of their successful operations. Ishgard's forts are brimming with seige weaponry designed to rip airborne foes apart. Dragoons could probably go so far as to board an airship that is still airborne.
Ishgard's weakness to ground warfare seems easy to discount if you consider their terrain. I bet those walkers and mechs are garbage in the winter climate, as there is a lot of precedent for the dangers of poorly winterized machinery.
In all, I think Ishgard's climate and terrain alone push them into defensive supremacy but they'd likely lack punch in a counter attack.
As for the Castrums left alive in Eorzea, we're letting them live to farm their steel joints /$
Ishgard's weakness to ground warfare seems easy to discount if you consider their terrain. I bet those walkers and mechs are garbage in the winter climate, as there is a lot of precedent for the dangers of poorly winterized machinery.
In all, I think Ishgard's climate and terrain alone push them into defensive supremacy but they'd likely lack punch in a counter attack.
As for the Castrums left alive in Eorzea, we're letting them live to farm their steel joints /$
