User blog comment:MilenHD/Rajput Warrior vs French Knight/@comment-17814994-20160411142132

Elgb's "Walking Tin Can Soldiers" EDGES!!!

Short: This is an obvious edge for the classic longsword. I'm never been impressed with the khanda. It's too big and too unwiedly, and while it is designed primarily to be integrated with the Indian martial art known as Gatka, users of that thing still ends up swinging it clumsily like a madman. It's too heavy and too slow that a simple knight can dodge a hit or two. The longsword may not have the cutting power, but it's straight blade design is perfect to pinpoint and get through the unarmored parts of the Rajput quicker and more efficiently. EDGE: French Knights

Mid: Both are almost similar you can say that one may have influenced the other. The Indian poleaxe look like it has the bigger axehead, but the halberd has the advantage of a third weapon which is the spike. And that spike is perfect to hook on the Indian's coat of mail, tip and drag his ass to the ground and finish him off. EDGE: French Knights

Long: I both agree and disagree with BG's analysis. AS shown, the chakram can be accurate if needed, even able to hit someone in the face and slice through skull. But against an unarmored knight and the psychological warfare of fighting it with only pieces of disks, the chakram may not be effective. The crossbow is far simpler, has way more range and armor-penetrating power and accuracy. EDGE: French Knights

Special: I think people underestimate the morning star. It may be a flail/chain weapon but it was frigging effective. It can crush through wooden shields with ease, strike said people behind shield with its flexible chain, and can even kill armored people with blunt force alone. The katar is a more efficient weapon machine, but against plate armor it won't do squat. Yeah in the show it was strong enough to penetrate "butted" chain mail, but against riveted chainmail PLUS plate armor it won't do much. The blunt force the morning star is packing will damage a rajput even in armor. EDGE: French Knights

X-Factors: In terms of training, warrior lineage and experience, the Rajput has this. They ahve existed centuries more before the Knights. They also have the psychological factor of their alien fighting style that will catch the Knights off guard. EDGE: Rajput

Deadliest Warrior?

I have to give this one to the French Knights. Not only are they packing the simpler and more effective weapon that can get pass the Rajput's armor, but I also believe that the Rajput's gatka martial arts won't be effective. The gatka martial arts was designed to use bodily momentum to make every swing more powerful (swords, axes and polearms), but against an armored knight it won't be effective. Dancing and prancing around won't help if your enemy can kill with lesser time, lesser effort and more efficiently.