User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 1 Episode 6: Sicilian Mafia vs Triad/@comment-4555900-20120718055305

Ooh this is interesting, being an Italian myself, and greatly respecting the Sicilian Mafia, this one will be enjoyable.

Close: Triads. Though this is a bit closer than you may think. The Knuckle Duster is a mix of "brass" knuckles and a knife on the end, making it more versatile, it also is much harder to get off of a person than swords would, and is easy to use and is lethal, however, the swords are much more lethal, and have much longer reach.

Mid: Sicilian Mafia. The Tommy Gun can be burst fired for enough accuracy when needed, just hold the trigger down when you need to cut a swath of destruction, which, in a hotel, where the ranges are closer, this is more useful, so the Tommy Gun's larger magazine wins the day here.

Long: Sicilian Mafia. The AR15 is a pretty accurate gun, which is what you obviously want in a long range weapon, and has more range and has a higher rate of fire than the Type 56. The Type 56, while not a bad weapon, is only superior in ammo, which, when both gangs are unarmored, it matters less, as enough bullets will kill you, regardless of the ammo it is. Either way, I don't see Long Range making a big difference in a hotel, unless they have a firefight at opposite ends of a decent length hallway, and even then, there are many rooms to hide in.

Explosive: Sicilian Mafia. Dynamite is overkill, and extremely unsafe, plus takes time to arm, the only thing it has over the Pineapple grenade is pure explosive power, which isn't always preferrable. The Pineapple grenade can be used quicker, not quite as tactically but still has some great options, is actually stable, and the explosive force behind it does what it needs to.

Overall Winner: Sicilian Mafia. They have the greater guns, the greater explosive, and the tighter teamwork and greater dominance. They may not be quite as brutal as the Triad, but are still pretty brutal when they need to be, and are unlikely to be affected much by intimidation. The Triad can try and regain their lost turf, and they may take down 3 or so of the Mafia members, but the Mafia will hold them back and either force a retreat, or finish them off. The Triad will need more members to dislodge the Sicilian Mafia from this hotel.