User blog comment:Snigel/Hoyt's Privateers vs 33rd Infantry Battalion/@comment-379205-20170715003852

119's War of the Lost Edges


 * Pistols: The Beretta lacks the raw firepower of the Desert Eagle, but makes up for it by being easier to control and having a larger magazine. Overall, the Beretta is a more effective combat weapon than the overpowered, hard to aim Desert Eagle. Edge: 33rd Infantry


 * SMGs: The UMP-45 fires a more powerful round, but has a shorter range and most importantly, a shallow 25-round magazine. The PP-19, by contrast, has a higher rate of fire, longer range, and a larger magazine holding 64 rounds, which will be a major asset in a firefight, while the longer range will be more effective at picking off enemies in skyscraper-to-skyscraper combat. Edge: Hoyt's Privateers


 * Assault Rifles: The M4 and the P-416 are fairly comparable weapons, both being M-16 pattern carbines comparable in weight, range, rate of fire, and stopping power. For this reason, I call this one Even


 * Sniper Rifles: The Zastava is devastating anti-materiel weapon with a longer range and greater stopping power than any standard-caliber rifle. On the other hand, the Steyr Scout is far lighter, meaning the sniper is more mobile, and for the distances for this fight (likely measured in the 100s of meters, given that the two skyscrapers are close enough to have a skybridge between them, it seems likely that the range of the Steyr will be good enough, not to mention, while lacking the stopping power of the Zastava, the Steyr is still powerful enough to pierce most body armor. For this reason I give the edge to the 33rd Infantry's more situationally useful Steyr, especially if the Privateers are going to equip their rifles with visible laser sights like the dumbasses they are in the games!


 * X-Factors: The Privateers may be more experienced and better trained than Vaas' Pirates, but in the end, many of them are still more thugs than professional solders. The 33rd Infantry, on the other hand, have experience fighting in Dubai, and possibly also in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other conflicts. They are also trained by the US Army, which is no doubt has a more extensive training program than a warlord on a distant island. These advantages will matter more than the advantages of Privateers in the area of brutality and even logistics.


 * Winner: The 33rd Infantry Battalion won this battle with thanks to their superior training and combat experience as professional soldiers, rather than a gang of thugs, some with military experience, but others, not so much.