User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Urban Jungle Warlords: Iraqi Republican Guard vs Viet Cong/@comment-3189283-20160201184417

Let's see shall we

Long Range 

This is a pretty obvious edge for the RPD. In terms of range the two LMG's are the same but the RPD has over double the clip size which is massively important in a machine gun due to the often lengthy reload and lack of manoeuvrability and the faster rate of fire is also a big advantage which allows the Viet Cong to put the Republian Guard under pressure.

Edge: Viet Cong 

Mid Range 

The Scorpion has the range advantage and a faster rate of fire which allows the Republican Guard to better control the mid range battle but the MAT-49 has greater killing potentional with it's larger round and bigger clip size so in closer confines it'll be more effective.

Edge: Even 

Close Range 

The Browning is the more modern handgun and it really shows. Not only does it have more rounds it's also got a more manageable grip than the Tokarev which was known for it's lack of accuracy due to it's vertical slant.

Edge: Iraqi Republican Guard 

Special 

The Punji Sticks are going to get hardly any kills in this battle. It's just way too luck based and is more meant for it's psychological effect, to make the american troops wary of going through the already unfamilar terrain and this won't have an effect on the Iraqi Guard who I doubt will even know about the booby trap unless they some how bumble into it. The Combat Knife is the only melee weapon in this battle and while I don't think it'll be all that useful it does at least give a Republican Guard an option if he runs out of ammo.

Edge: Iraqi Republican Guard 

Explosive

The POMZ Mine and F1 Grenade combo is basically just as useless as the Punji Stakes at it relies too much on luck and is once again an example of something desgined to be play psychological tricks as opposed to being combat effective. The RGD-5 on the other hand can be picked up and thrown virtually anywhere and gives the Guard greater versatilty in it's uses.

Edge: Iraqi Republican Guard 

X Factors

The Iraqi Republican Guard has an average of 69.75 whereas the Viet Cong has an an average of 60.

Edge: Iraqi Republican Guard 

Final Verdict 

My edges themselves makes this seem like it should be a wash for the Republican Guard but in reality the actual outcome is actually the opposite. Overall the Viet Cong have the better firearms with the RPD's massive magazine size & MAT-19's better killing potentional and sure the Iraqi's get the edge everywhere else but when it comes down to it the special weapons and explosives ain't gonna make that much of a difference in a firefight. They also have a much better X Factors rating but this is only due to the guerilla fighting style of the Viet Cong which doesn't lend itself to training nor logistical support it's meant to be done with a minimalist loadout and puts emphasis on tricks and cunning rather than extensive training. Ultimately what pulls the Viet Cong through is their much greater experiance in squad on squad combat and the fact that they actually spent most of their time in active combat instead of sadistically abusing women, children and civilians like the Republican Guard who were more a display of power than a proper functionaling war machine.

Viet Cong: 3,400

Iraqi Republic Guard: 2,600