User blog comment:Monkey Doctor 33/The Empires' Finest! Death Troopers vs Storm Troopers (Warhammer 40K)/@comment-2600:1700:F7B1:4D20:BC35:9009:18AE:A32A-20180418195510

GT25's Edges

Main Rifles (E-11D Blaster Rifle vs. Rysa Pattern Hotshot Lasgun): Normally, I would have sided with the Blaster Rifle as the Hellgun requires a power pack in order to fire while the Blaster is more compact and doesn't need such a power pack. However, I'd have to side with the Hellgun since the weapon is said to be an anti-tank and anti-personnel weapon. Even if the Blaster Rifle is able to penetrate the armor of the Tempestus Scions, the Hellgun can easily take out the Death Troopers and any barrier they're using as cover. Edge: Tempestus Scions

Heavy Weapons (DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle vs. Hotshot Volley Gun): This one is rather simple for me to call. While the Hotshot Volley Gun is more powerful and may fire faster, the DLT-19D Heavy Blaster Rifle is more compact as it doesn't require a power pack and its much more accurate at hitting targets. The scope helps add to its accuracy while the Hotshot Volley Gun can only be hipfired which isn't much help against a foe with a range and accuracy advantage. Edge: Death Troopers

Sidearms (SE-14r Light Repeating Blaster vs. Hellpistol): I'm more familiar with the Legends version of the SE-14r which is a fully automatic blaster pistol. However, I think I'll still give this to the SE-14r due to two reasons. The first is that the full auto only option of the Hellpistol means that the user has to constantly keep track of how many rounds they have while the five round burst of the SE-14r helps a lot on that problem. Secondly, the scope on the light repeating blaster would make it more accurate than the Hellpistol which doesn't even seem to have iron sights based off the picture. Edge: Death Troopers

Main Grenades (C-25 Frag Grenade vs. Frag Grenade): While both are frag grenades, I'd have to give this one to the C-25 Frag Grenade as it has more power behind it. Yes, both are powerful to kill an opponent and flush them out, but the C-25 can get past armor and is powerful enough to destroy a cargo ship. Seems like an opposite of the rest of the weapons these two have. Edge: Death Troopers

Tactical Grenades (Sonic Imploder vs. Krag Grenade): So, what amounts to a glorified flashbang against an anti-armor grenade. You know which one wins. Edge: Tempestus Scions

X-Factors: Starting off, it's the Death Trooper's 85 to the Tempestus Scions' 88. After looking over the info of both for each category, I'd say that the Death Trooper's helmet and armor are going to give them an advantage in the fight along with their physicality. I do agree with the experience and training of the Tempestus Scions being superior, but honestly I'd have rated both closer with squad cohesion. Yes, being dropped on a planet and forced to work together may make a group more cohesive, but the fact that a bunch of children are dropped in cold into a stressful situation in hostile environment may actually kill the entire group you're training. Now, I'm not saying that will happen everytime, but it may be a reason why the Death Troopers do this kind of training after the Imperial Academy and the practice seems like a good way of losing (when looking at it in universe) future soldiers and a waste of resources. That said, I'll give the Tempestus Scions the slightest of edges thanks to their experience, training, and overall average. Edge: Tempestus Scions

Overall: This one is rather difficult to call in regards to who would win between these two. Most of the weapons went to the Death Troopers and they have superior armor and physicality, but the Tempestus Scions have the slightly of edges in x-factors, better main rifle and tactical grenade, and have more experience and better training than their foe. Ultimately, I'm going to give this to the Tempestus Scions, but just barely. They have the better main rifle, tactical grenade, experience, and training, but they're lacking in terms of the rest of their arsenal along with their armor being less than what the Death Troopers have. This would be a close match with the Death Troopers making this harder for the Tempestus Scions, but they would ultimately be defeated. Unfortunately for the Tempestus Scions, this is a match where the entire team will end up being killed even if they end up winning the match.