On my side, I dont think Elephants HP are an issue… after all they are huge beasts needing a true hunt party… And I will be very sad to see and admit that a pair of daggers is the best way to kill an elephant.
to say everything, I would be glad to see the old fashion way to kill them as during the 350-BC to 400-AD:
-some sort of heavy cutting blades (axes, romphaia…) to creeple their feet and legs.
-javelins and lances to kill them
I see at least 2 issues on my side:
a) these huge beasts dont give enough elephant hide. You need to reward the hunter with a huge amount of elephant hide… these beasts are huge and hard to kill… huge reward.
b) the scale of difficulty between:
-dragon
-elephants
-tigers or cats
which of them is the most dangerous, the most agressive, the most “hard to kill”??