User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/French Revolutionary Militia vs Ikko-ikki Rebel/@comment-24180428-20130128233438

Utter noob's "Guns, guns, guns" edges

"Out of my face!" (daggers)-The main gauche can block sword strikes and break off part of a rapier blade. Now breaking a rapier doesn't matter in this battle, the Ikko rebels use a katana which is a sword. Edge French

"Uh, will this work?" (improvised 1)-The nata has a longer cutting edge, but the overall longer weapon reach is on the axe. Not to mention the axe is gonna be more lethal. Edgde France

"I really need to keep track of that sword..."(improvised 2)-The kama is more versitial. Edge Japs

"I finally found it!"(sword)-I love the katana, it has the longer blade and is used by samurai who are "Mystical as shit". Edge Japs

"Guns, guns, guns" (pistol)-Both are good close range weapons, but one is like a shotgun and the other is like a unreliable rifle. Edge Japs

"MOAR GUNS!" (rifle)-The Charlville is 200 years more modern, and I think it has enough accuracy and reliability to out shoot the tane. Edge France

X-factor evaluation-Training and experiance are a lethal combo, but I think that the brutality and tech advantage of the French can force into a stand-still. However if you add the numbers for both sides up, they look like this:

(Out of 500) French:418 Japs:431

As you can see, the Japs have a slight edge here. Edge Japs

Winner-This is close, but I will give this to the French. They lose out in pistol, sword, and x-factors, but they have a better long range weapon. When the warriors get desprite, the French are brutal enough, with better weapons, to beat the Japs. Overall battle prediction:

French:574 Japs:426