User blog comment:Ricola24/Sgt. Frank Woods Vs. Dimitri "Dima" Mayakovski/@comment-5795750-20130104065706

BG1's 'The Next Cold War' Edges

Leaders
Melee: While the combat knife is more versatile and compact, the machete has a larger blade and thus has a higher killing potential

EDGE: Dima

Short: The MP-443 has a bigger magazine and has a higher muzzle velocity than the M1911, plus it is lighter too

EDGE: Dima

Medium: The MP5 is more powerful than the PP-2000 but the PP-2000 is lighter to carry thus making it compact

EDGE: Draw

Long: If by CAR-15 you are referring to the rifle, then unfortunately while it is powerful it is unreliable; if your refer to the carbine, then it would be better than the AEK on account of it having a higher muzzle velocity plus it is also lighter. I'll assume you are talking about the carbine...

EDGE: Frank

Winner: Despite having an edge with the CAR-15, Woods will have trouble getting past Dima when the battle goes into a melee match

Teams
Medium: See above since its similar

EDGE: Spetsnaz

Long: Both guns are equally powerful, but like I stated before, the rifle is unreliable (aka it tends to jam) unless by some miracle it doesn't...

EDGE: Spetsnaz

Winner: Spetsnaz since their weapons are more reliable and they are more well-trained in combat than marines

Overall Winner: Dima and the Spetsnaz - their weapons are more reliable, and they are very well-trained as well as battle-hardened, plus while Woods has fought a guerrilla army, Dima fought back an even more dangerous adversary; this match may end up close because Woods may be more determined to kill the Russians (since Dragovich and Kravchenko were the ones to have caused him suffering in BO1 and BO2) and the Spetsnaz may be unaccustomed to fighting on desert/jungle terrain