User blog comment:LB&SCR/UNITA vs. National Liberation Army/@comment-379205-20151129011743

119's "Freedom Fighters" Edges:


 * Melee: This isn't likely to get much use in a modern firefight, as Snigel said, but if things do get up close and personal, the machete has a heavier, longer, broader blade, meaning that it can easily chop off limbs and even heads, and, if used to thrust, will create a much deeper wound- being able to completely run through a human if it goes in the right place. Edge: UNITA


 * Pistols: The Browning Hi-Power has a large double-stack magazine, and is the first "high capacity" 9mm (magazine greater than ten rounds). While it is now antiquated in comparison to modern weapons, it is still superior to the Makarov and its smaller 8-round magazine. Edge: NLA


 * Assault Rifles: The FAL has a longer range (at least in theory- it also depends on the type of sight used i.e. scope vs iron sights). The AK-103 has a faster rate of fire, and is a newer design, however. Narrow Edge: NLA


 * Submachine Guns: The Uzi is legendary for its reliability and combat effectiveness. The Beretta M12, not so much. The Uzi also has a faster rate of fire. Edge: Unita.


 * LMGs: I tend to take the maximum effective range, particularly with LMGs, with a grain of salt, particularly given that it is often based on sight adjustments. There is no "invisible wall" at 800 meters, and aiming an LMG at 1000 meters is difficult, and may be beyond the less well-trained UNITA guerillas. On the other hand, the FN MAG has a faster rate of fire, is a newer weapon, and may be more reliable- the RPD was known to jam in the feed got clogged with dirt- which may happen in the conditions UNITA were fighting in. Edge: NLA.


 * Rockets: The M79 Osa has a longer range and potentially a more powerful warhead given its newer design. On the other hand, the RPG is more reliable and can be easily reloaded by a single operator. For this reason, the RPG gets a narrow Edge. Narrow Edge: UNITA


 * Light Armor: The Casspir is an effective vehicle for protection against mines and small arms fire, but like it's namesake (Ratel= honey badger in Afrikaans) the Ratel don't give a fuck! The Ratel is armed with 20mm cannon which would be able to take out the Casspir (at least with armor piercing rounds, and a secondary machine gun to support troops disembarking from inside the APC. In fact, the South Africans used Ratels in the Border War with Angola. They won. Edge: NLA


 * Tanks: A T-55 is a T-55. Even.


 * X-Factors:

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