User blog comment:Elgb333/Long Range Desert Group vs Special Naval Landing Force/@comment-25242759-20151018075623

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Okay,

Long Range (LMG): SNLF. The Type 99 and the Bren look very similar but, the Type 99 has a larger round, faster rate of fire and is more reliable. Also, the Type 99 can mount a bayonet or a scope making it a more vesatile weapon as a whole.

Long Range (Rifles): LRDG. The Lee-Enfield has a longer range, a faster rate of fire due to its smooth bolt action and a larger magazine capacity. The Arisaka does have a larger calibre round but its bolt design means its user is going to have to constantly change their sight picture.

Mid Range: Draw. The Austrian MP34 has a larger magazine capacity but that's just about it but the Thompson's larger .45 ACP round is going to annihilate the miserable 9x19mm Parabellum of the MP34. One has a larger magazine and on has a larger round, to me it's a draw.

Close Range: SNLF. This is no contest. A semi atomatic pistol beats a revolver 99% of the time. It can be reloaded faster, has a faster rate of fire and has a larger magazine capacity. The only thing the Hamada loses out to is the larger .380  round of the Webley.

Melee: SNLF. The FS Knife can be thrown and used in combat but, good luck retrieving your knife from a dead Japanese soldier when you've just been stuck with a longer blade and even if the bayonet jams on the thrust, the guy of the other end has his rifle to fire.

Winner: Special Naval Landing Force. I was debating backwards and forwards here but the Japanese get this. Their better LMG, pistol and melee weapons swing this in their favour. While I respect the LRDG as they literally changed the outcome of WWII, the SNFL's tactics are still being implemented today.

My Predictions:

SNFL: 1600

LRDG: 1400