User blog comment:Killermoves/Edward Hogger (Civil War: Secret Missions) vs Nabeshima Mochizuru (Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai)/@comment-3189283-20190325134714

Let’s see shall we

Melee

While the striking your opponent with your rifle butt is a quick way to do some melee damage without having to switch weapons it just can’t compare the greater lethality of the Katana.

Edge: Nabeshima Mochizuru

Short Range

With the same range and magazine size it comes down to if the Colt’s larger round is the bigger advantage or if the Smith and Wesson’s faster reload is. Personally, I’d prefer the weapon that reloads quicker so you can get back to firing faster than your opponent.

Edge: Nabeshima Mochizuru

Mid Range

Yeah not much real contest the Colt Revolving Rifle wins out. The Yumi isn’t a bad weapon per say It might surprise Hogger and his men as they wouldn’t be expecting to go up against archers. Nonetheless it’s outclassed in terms of rate of fire and speed of projectile.

Edge: Edward Hogger

Long Range

The Spencer is has the much further effective range and more powerful round but has almost half the magazine size of the Henry and a slower rate of fire. In the early stages the Spencer might be more effective, but the Henry will be much more useful when the battle gets to a medium/close range and as that’s likely where the battle will end up for the majority of the time it wins out.

Edge: Edward Hogger

Special

Again, Mochizuru is bringing the rifle with the further range and the more powerful round whereas Hogger is using the one with the faster rate of fire. However, this time I’m giving the edge to the Chassepot as the rifles here are intended to be used at a further range and naturally the one with the further effective range will have more success.

Edge: Nabeshima Mochizuru

Final Verdict

Historically speaking American tend to beat Japan when it comes to war and this battle that trend is continuing. While Hogger gets the fewer weapons edges overall, he gets the most important ones in the mid to long range rifles which are likely to decide the battle. He’s also much better suited the scenario due to his role as an infiltrator which makes these smaller engagements something, he would be an expert. If this were an army on army battle Mochizuru would be much better poised for a win because of his greater leadership and tactical cunning but in a squad on squad battle he’s inexperienced and outgunned, a recipe for disaster.

Edward Hogger: 3,500

Nabeshima Mochizuru: 1,500