User blog:Lachlan Blake/Musket wars Maori vs British redcoats

The Musket wars era Maori warrior, masters of the custimisation and use of muskets brought to New Zealand from Britain and Australia VS British redcoats, the British empire's foot soldiers, who captured the second largest empire in the world's history!

The Maori warrior charges in with:

Close: Mere club, a skull smashing green stone club!

Medium: Taiaha spear/staff, a stabbing and slashing weapon, considered sacred by the Maori!

Long range: double barrled tupara musket, the maori's custom musket!

Special: Earth musket sheild, a dirt, rock, flax and wooden sheild built into the ground, the Maoris invented this to stop musket fire, it worked extremely well.

Britsh Redcoats fire back with:

Close: Cavalry sword, the cavalry sword was used as the main combat sword by the British empire.

Medium: Flintlock pisol, the British empire's military pistol.

Long: Musket, the most used weapon in the Empire.

Special: Falconet cannon, needed a team of three men to be loaded, but when it was it had devestating effect on massed infantry.

WHO IS DEADLIEST?

votes are greatly appreciated!