User blog comment:Elgb333/Long Range Desert Group vs Special Naval Landing Force/@comment-4454770-20151016150014

Man not another World War 2 battle but here's my Predictions

Melee: I'm calling this one even. When attached to a rifle the bayonet essentially becomes a spear that gives it a longer reach. But the fighting knife is the slimmer knife that can be thrown.

Edge: Even

Sidearm: As S119 has said, the .32 ACP is the smaller round than the .380 Webley. But it has the larger muzzle velocity giving it better penetration. But who cares really. The Hamada is semi-auto compared to a Webley which is a revolver. The Webley, as a revolver, is not as accurate or long range as the Hamada. And even if it has a weak round, its got 9 rounds in its box magazine, so if one bullet won't do it another one would. That box magazine also allows the Hamada to be reloaded easier and faster than the Webley's cylinder.

Edge: SNLF

Rifle: The Lee-Enfield is better. It's got more rounds in its magazine and the faster rate of fire than the Arisaka.

Edge: LRDG

SMG: The Thompson has the bigger and heavier round. That's a good thing. But in machine guns it's not taht important. Rate of fire and magazine count are always first priorities which the MP34 has. And that .45 ACP round maybe more of a disadvantage to the Thompson that an advantage. The round, coupled with the tommy gun's obsolete reciever, makes it more difficult to control in full-auto. The MP34 doesn't suffer from the same problems because it has a more stable round and a compensator in the barrel which reduces recoil.

Edge: SNLF

LMG: There's no contest. The Type 99 fires the bigger round, has the longer range, and the faster rate of fire. And unlike the Bren gun, the Type 99 is more accurate, more reliable and more attachments.

Edge: LRDG

Winner: Special Naval Landing Force

Even though I don't like to vote for the Axis, the SNLF just takes the victory with their better automatic weapons and x-factors. The LRDG were special but they were an untested, less experienced, and specialized troops. The SNLF on the other hand, has been existing far longer. So they had more variety of specialization from the sea, land and air. And their tactics were perfected that even adopted by the Allies.