Attributes.

+40% Archery Range unit fire rate.

Villagers 30% faster

Long-Term Plans.

Stone Age.

The 30% faster villagers units allows you to get a slight head start in your initial scoutings. You might find your food, wood, stone, and gold sources faster than other players.

Tool Age.

Now, the +40% faster archer fire rate comes into play. A small group of bowmen can devestate an entire town. The only things that can stop these guys in the Tool Age are towers. That's the only thing Assyrian archers cannot take out unless they're sent out in ridiculous numbers.

Bronze Age.

Your strongest Bronze Age unit now would be the Chariot Archer. Be sure to research the Wheel at the Market as soon as the upgrade to Bronze Age is completed.

Since you don't get Composite Bowmen as Assyrian, the Chariot Archers should make up like half of your entire army in the Bronze Age. The rest should be a combo of Calvary, Stone Throwers, and Hoplites. If you're enemy is building TONS of Hoplites, you may want to add in Priests, but your Chariot Archers should be able to kill off waves of Hoplites. Remember, you may have to occasionally retreat if the Hoplites come too close to your Chariot Archers.

Iron Age.

The Assyrians peak out during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age. They get to build Horse Archers but not Heavy Horse Archers. Fortunately, you still have a complete arsenal of siege weapons. The Helepolis probably will greatly aid your massive army of Horse Archers. The Helepolis can fire once every 1.5 seconds and do 40 damage each time!! Remember to do every single wood cutting upgrade at the market during the previous ages. Heavy Calvary/Cataphracts or Priests added in would be even better if you can afford them.

You do not get Elephant Archers, but you can always convert them if you're enemy has them. Converting Elephant Archers will be beneficial if you know how to use and control them (I don't.)

Interaction with Other Tribes.

Strong Against :

Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek.

Weak Against :

Hittite, Shang, Sumerian.

Good Allies With :

Phoenician, Greek, Egyptian.

Overall.

If you know how to control archers and siege weapons, then Assyrian would be a great tribe to play.