User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 5 Hessians vs Landsknecht/@comment-5795750-20130918082438

BG1's "Sounds like Cortez vs Ivan All Over Again" Edges:

Short: Sword > Axe because the Katzbalger has a larger blade and doesn't weigh as much as the Hessian Axe

EDGE: Landsknecht

Long: Essentially what Leo said - Flintlock > Matchlock, Rifle > Musket

EDGE: Hessians

Special: I swear I had something like this in my Landsknecht vs Streltsy battle... and you know what, it is. Essentially the Zweihander has a bigger blade and a heavier blow which the sword might not compete with. But unlike the Landsknecht vs Streltsy battle, I will have to say that the Zweihander might not be as useful as it appears (given that New England colonial towns have a different street layout than a medieval/enlightenment-era Old World village) and thus the edge goes to the Hessian Sword

EDGE: Hessians

X-Factors: Average of 76.25 for Landsknecht; Average of 62.75 for Hessians

EDGE: Naturally, Landsknecht

Overall Winner: Essentially, this is my Landsknecht vs Streltsy battle but with reversed results given the setting - the Hessians wins this mainly because they bear sluggish weaponry and heavy armour that grants them limited mobility compared to the Hessians, whose rifles and longsword nullify the armour advantage the Landsknecht have; also, given the setting and circumstances, at least the Hessians have some idea on what to expect seeing as this is in North America