There is an IC Newsletter back from 1.0 that says that Limsa Lominsa does not have landfighting experience because its been historically maritime, and that founding the Maelstrom Grand Company represents a new frontier in terms of land warfare. From that alone, one could not put Limsa Lominsa as objectively above Ul'dah.
Personally, I don't think Ul'dah has an 'unskilled' army. Ul'dah has the elite Sultansworn, for starters, and the Brass Blades are said to be well-trained, corruption issues aside. Then the Immortal Flames participate in military exercises with the Brass Blades and the Stone Torches all the time...AND Ul'dah will be hardened from fighting the Amalj'aa for a very long period. It has not pursued peace with the beast tribes, and is belligerent.
This is one of those academic things though with no real hard answer, but comparing Limsa's maritime power to Ul'dah's land power is like apples and oranges. Then Gridania is one of those places that doesn't need raw power to assert itself.
Personally, I don't think Ul'dah has an 'unskilled' army. Ul'dah has the elite Sultansworn, for starters, and the Brass Blades are said to be well-trained, corruption issues aside. Then the Immortal Flames participate in military exercises with the Brass Blades and the Stone Torches all the time...AND Ul'dah will be hardened from fighting the Amalj'aa for a very long period. It has not pursued peace with the beast tribes, and is belligerent.
This is one of those academic things though with no real hard answer, but comparing Limsa's maritime power to Ul'dah's land power is like apples and oranges. Then Gridania is one of those places that doesn't need raw power to assert itself.
