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BG1's "Rule Italia!":

Hannibal vs Saladin
Sword: Saladin's scimitar easily gets the edge here as it is made out of steel (unlike the iron falcate) and its curvature allows for quicker and deadlier kills

EDGE: Saladin

Polearm: Pike vs halberd? Obviously the halberd gets the edge here for its versatility as a weapon and its availability as an anti-personnel and anti-cavalry rather than the sarissa which (because of its length) is clumsy as an anti-personnel weapon

EDGE: Saladin

TBF