User blog comment:MilenHD/Bulgarian Rebels vs Cossacks/@comment-4698460-20150926211456

Eastern European Exchange

'''Short Range: Even. '''The Saber would originally take the cake in this edge, but the fact is that is it shorter, which is a huge disadvantage in melee fighting of the normal kind. Though, the Shashka doesn't have a hilt at all, as Elgb mentioned. Meaning, that it will easily slide from the grip of a human hand as it gets soaked in blood and other bodily fluids. So, even.

'''Mid-Range: Cossacks. '''Now, the six rounds of a flintlock revolver would originally make me side with the Bulgarian Rebels. Then it thought about it some more... a flintlock revolver. We aren't exactly talking about a Colt here are we? Flintlocks aren't the most reliable weapons in the first place, but the fact that someone went through the trouble to make it a kinda flimsy revolver design seems to still downgrade the reliability. The Cossacks may only have one shot, but hey, at least it works!

'''Long Range: Cossacks. '''Now, the Russian Flintlock is about 1 pound heavier than the Bulgarian Flintlock, but then there is the fact of the extra six inches on the Russian's barrel. That probably leads to a bit more accuracy, and quite possibly more range (though both are listed as 100 yards). Also, you look at the design, and the stock of the Russian musket leans towards what people think of a weapon stock. The one used by the Bulgarians leans more towards muskets of an earlier age.

'''Special: Bulgarian Rebels. '''I don't really see much competicion here. The Yataghan is just simply longer than the Kindjal. I don't really see much of a workmanship difference, or a difference in how good the metalurgy is, and they are both made of steel. The Bulgarians get the edge here.

'''X-Factors: Cossacks. '''Bulgarian Rebels might have more X-Factor Edges, but then again here, the Cossacks take a higher average. The thing that tips this in the Cossack's favor is the fact that they are actual trained warriors with a centuries long lineage of being very proficient in combat.

'Deadliest Warrior: Cossacks. 'I've got a very good reason here. Number one, the Cossacks have most of the weapons edges, and the X-Factor edge. The Bulgarians only have the edge in the special category. So, in this battle, the actual professional soldiers defeat the rebels. This could of been relatively close, both have a very bloody history of warfare (the centuries fighting Ottomans, and then the centuries of fighting in wars in Europe). I sided with Cossacks due to the fact that they have seen more combat that the Bulgarian rebels.