User blog comment:Cfp3157/Greek Peltast vs. Inca Bola Thrower/@comment-17814994-20151108154110

Elgb's "Bows and Arrows are for NOOBS!!!" EDGES!!!

Primary: This is an obvious win for the javelin. While I can't say which one of them has the farther range (probably the bola because of momentum and weight), the javelin is the real killing weapon here. The bola is a good tool, but it's just that a tool. You can use it to ensnare and trip people, but it won't kill (unless you use it to strangle someone). It will help to throw a warrior off balance so you can finish him off, but a javelin can both incapacitate and kill as well. That metal tip is going to penetrate a human being easily. Even though there's a chance that a javelin won't kill, it's definately the more accurate and faster to operate projectile. Hell, if given the chacne you can even use it as a melee weapon if you have to. And face it, a big 2-4 feet long dart sticking out from your body, will be damaging to the psyche. EDGE: Peltast

Back-up: Bronze isn't really the bes material to make a weapon out of. There's a reason why Iron replaced Bronze from materials to make bladed weapons. Bronze just isn't as durable as iron, from blunt to bladed weapons. A bronze hatcher won't last long in a battlefield. It's head will easily loose sharpness and become dull if used too much. And a piece of metal tied to a stick won't win you any reliability medals for weaponry. A xiphos is the deadlier weapon with a bigger surface area and durability. It's longer and offers both thrusting and slicing capability. And it's got two sides of a  balde to kill against the hatchet's weaker single axe head. EDGE: Peltast

Special: A sling is good but against an actual dagger it won't stand a chance. Yeah you chuck stones dangerously upon a charging enemy with a blade, but if you ever miss or if the shot won't take him out, the other guy would seriously butcher you. EDGE: Inca Bola Thrower

Armor: TBH, I'm actually going for the cotton sarmor here. it's an intereting comparison between actual armor and hand-held shield. The Cotton armor proven that cotton is strong enough to deflect arrows and javelins easily. While it's not as durable as metal, it seriously is better than woven wicker. It will certainly stop a blade while the wicker shield won't. A shield is versatile and aimable, but you need your other had to use it. The cotton armor offers the Inca both of his hands to be used for offensive weapons. EDGE: Inca Bola Thrower

X-Factors: Though there are no x-factors I'll just give some of my own. The peltasts surely takes the experience factor here. Unlike the Incas, the peltasts have a more widely written and distributed accounts of their military history. They have their own pantheon of heroes and how they train and fought. The Inca Bola Throwers only have a little accounts about them. The Inca Bola Throwers are only exclusive to Mesoamerica. The peltats have fought in may wars and against armies from both the West and the East. In terms of tactics, both are excellent fast-moving warriors. The Peltast used hit-and-run tactics to demolish Spartans (I repeat... Spartans) in Lechaeum and won. The Inca Bola Warriors used the same guerilla-ish type of combat against Spanish conquistadors but lost. So in tactics I gotta give this one to the Peltast. EDGE: Peltast

Deadliest Warrior?

in a battle of excellent throwing warriors, the Peltasts can surely throw the distance more. I respect that the Inca's were great warriors in their own region, but the Peltasts are a known and international tried-and-true warrior. They're so good, that many armies of the known world wanted them so badly. The Inca Throwers did fought the nastier Spanish Conquistadors, but they were largely defeated, because of more advanced technology and better materials. And in this battle the same thing applies. While the Peltast will have a hard time penetrating the cotton armor, their iron-forged weapons will last longer and offer more devastating damage that the Inca's bronze. Of all the weapons here, the Peltast' xiphos are the deadliest and will get the most kills. They will surely kill an Inca, even with armor, in just one shank.