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first of all some guy described britain as england and being welsh i dont like that so use britain not englad ok sdskinner. the uk ai is really stupid i fought them as two sicillies all they did was drop 30 thousand troops down twice a year in tunicia or sicilly and theyr naval blockade was easily destroyed cos they only send like 2 man o wars and a few frigates. plus i love it when the uk ai and usa fight. i saw it once the usa took quebec and about 8 years later britain took quebec, florida and new england of them.
 
I've seen Germany become extremely powerful if it unites early (#1 in everything), but you're generally correct. In ONE of my games, Austria Hungary conquered most of Germany (with my-Argentine- financial backing), and became #1 power.

But yes, generally UK, US, and occasionally Germany are the only real superpowers. France tends to get beaten up in some early-mid game war and hit an endless cycle of revolutions.