User blog comment:Elgb333/The Pacific: Chinese Communist Guerrillas vs Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas/@comment-27043000-20190804015049

Pygmy Hippo's "Before the VC" Edges

Melee:The Dadao is longer, the Bolo Knife is lighter, both are steel and made for slashing. Seems even, right? However I have to agree with my fellow voters that the Bolo is superior in guerrilla warfare due to being easier to keep hidden until needed. Edge:Filipino

Pistol:The Colt M1911 is more reliable, quicker to reload, and uses the same caliber bullets as the Shanxi Type 17 but it's got less rounds, a shorter range, and likely slower muzzle velocity. I'm actually going to call this even as the Shanxi wins a firefight if there's no malfunctions but the Colt easily wins a firefight if there are. Edge:Tie

Rifle:The Chiang Kai-shek Rifle has the larger bullet, faster muzzle velocity, and longer range but the bolt-action dooms it to lose rate of fire and reload speed to the M1 Carbine. Add in that the M1 has more bullets and I agree that the quicker, more sustainable fire will beat out the slower, deadlier shots. Edge:Filipino

SMG:This is a really classic fight with the M1928A1 Thompson having more accuracy but the PPSH-41 SMG has a larger magazine and faster muzzle velocity. With the bullets and range being close enough to be called even, I have to go with the PPSH-41 like my comrades over the M1928A1. Edge:Chinese

LMG:The ZB vz. 26 does have the larger magazine and bigger bullets but the Browning Automatic Rifle has a faster muzzle velocity, faster rate of fire, more range, and is more accurate. Granted range won't really help here but in the end I still see the Browning hitting and killing targets before the ZB can be set up. Edge:Filipino

Explosive:The MK2 Grenade only has better fragmentation potential and the same explosive compound of the Model 24 Grenade to keep up with it. The Model has a shorter fuse, is easier to throw and will actually stay where it lands. Edge:Chinese

Tactics:As Tybalt said, the Improvised Ambush is not only something the Chinese Communist Guerrillas are used to doing themselves but the Hybrid Warfare enables them to actually outright attack an enemy which the Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas can't. Variety usually beats overspecialization. Edge:Chinese

X-Factors:In Training, the Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas take the edge as the majority weren't peasants who would have to rely on minimal training before going into combat. In Experience, the Chinese Communist Guerrillas take this as they've been fighting longer against a greater variety of foes. In Logistics, the Chinese Communist Guerrillas not only got help from two different nations but could also make their own equipment. In Success Rate, the Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas seem to have the edge but the Chinese Communist Guerrillas don't use the same tactics as the Imperial Japanese Army so the edge is moot. Edge:Chinese

Final Verdict:This is an extremely close match but in the end, Tybalt isn't alone on this, I believe that the Chinese Communist Guerrillas will win as well. While the Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas have more weapons edges, Melee weapons are going to be dealing the least casualties and while their Rifle and LMG will be able to kill more rapidly than the Explosives, the Chinese SMG has them both beat with being lighter than the BAR and faster than both to fire. Add in their more flexible Tactics, greater Experience, and superior Logistics to maintain their ammo supplies, and they can make up for the Filipinos taking Training.

Winner:Chinese Communist Guerrillas