User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Little Turtle vs Hongi Hika/@comment-17814994-20151008234747

Elgb's "Badass Natives" EDGES!!!

Melee: Hika's hatchet is just that... a hatchet. It has a classic axe head and nothing else. Turtle's tomahawk was designed as a weapon, before and after the Europeans came in. It offers more options than just the simple axehead such as a spike or a hammer. And it's well balanced to be used as a thrown weapon too. EDGES: Little Turtle

Spear: I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one Spartan. I think Turtle's spear is far more superior than the Taiaha. It's spearhead is made up off lightweight metal as opposed to Hika's which is made up of stone. It's more durable, will last longer, and can be thrown. EDGES: Little Turtle

Blunt: The warstock club isn't necessarily blunt but it does have the edge. I like the Pata with its skull-crushing power but the bigger and longer warstock club can probably do the same. But what the club has that the pata hasn't is a metal blade that can spike and rip humans to shred. EDGE: Little Turtle

Firearms #1: You said it yourself Spartan. Trade muskets are cheap, and the Brown Bess is better built. It has the longer range too. I mean 40m? A freaking flintlock pistol can do the same, you'd have better chances with it. EDGE: Little Turtle

Firearms #2: Initially, the double barrel capacity of Hika's musket started drawing me near, but after reading its profile I think it's shit. There's a reason why multiple barrel flintlock longarms aren't standard issue. Even if you have two barrels, a side by side configuration won't exactly give you the much accuracy. There's a huge chance of chainfiring because of the proximity between the pans. So in double-barrels people tend to leave it to the shotguns. A kentucky long rifle can be aimed and fired more accurately. And its got the range advantage too. EDGE: Little Turtle

X-Factors: Both warriors have the same amount of experience and cultural training. But Hika does have the edge in tactics. I respect that Little Turtle is cunning too, but Hika was more successful in his wars and won more battles. EDGE: Hika

Deadliest Warrior?

You may laugh that his name has the word "little" in it, but Little Turtle is nothing like that. Hika is a great tactician really but Little Turtle is good too, and combined with his better and more devastating weapons, Hika won't stand a chance. The Kentucky Long Rifle would have killed the charging Maoris before they can get up close. And in melee combat, Turtle too has the edge up close. So whatever "range" you see this battle unfolds, Turtle has the edge overall.