User blog comment:MilenHD/Streltsy vs Tercio/@comment-17814994-20170522144709/@comment-17814994-20170523093807

Well I have to disagree too mate. The bardiche may "only" boost a pischal's already excellent accuracy but its still an advantage nonetheless. Although I made a mistake of using the word "switch" than "discard", it's still easier to swtich from a gun to a heavy axe than to switch from a gun to a large cumbersome pike. I also didn't say anything about being able to switch like in Call of Duty, I know that these weapons were heavy and switching between them will be difficult. Though in my own opinion, discarding a musket for a bardiche and vice versa is easier than discarding an arequebus for a large pike. Though there are records to say that Pikes can be used as an individual weapon than just a formation weapon, I still think that the pike's weight makes it less maneurverable and limited in attacks in an individual fight than a bardiche.

When talking about the pischal and the arqeubus, well I took most of my information from the test in Deadliest Warrior Epiosde Cortes vs Ivan, as well as some pics I found in the net. The Pischal loads faster than an arquebus because its got a larger hole in its pan, so you don't have to pour in powder in said flashpan before firing the weapon. Its also got a front sight which obviously increases accuracy. Although both weapons still have the same rate of fire 2 rounds per minute, the pischal still has those significant seconds for a quicker reload and more accurate aim  than the arquebus.

If you think that the Tercio will win because of their superior close range weapons and armor then I respect that opinion. I myself still believe that the better marksmasnhip of the Strelsty will be able tp pin down and finally knock the Tercio off before they can utlize those better close range weapons. But that's just my own opinion.