User blog comment:Samurai Santa Claus/IRA vs. Khmer Rouge/@comment-27043000-20191218234504

Pygmy Hippo's "Ah, Modern Sun Tzu Returns" Edges

Rifle:The AR-15 has the quicker muzzle velocity and superior range but the AK-47 has a deadlier round and faster rate of fire. I'm going with the AK on this one as automatic fire will get more consistent kills than a semi-automatic weapon. Edge:Khmer

Sidearm:The Tokarev TT-33 has a deadlier round and faster muzzle velocity while the Beretta 92 has more ammo and a further range. The Tokarev is more lethal but the Beretta can get hits in first and keep firing throughout the fight. Edge:IRA

Melee:The KA-BAR is shorter but it's also lighter than the Cane Knife and the materials are similar. The KA-BAR is designed for combat while the Cane was designed for agriculture, add in more versatility and this is an easy edge. Edge:IRA

Explosive:The RGD-33 is the more practical explosive here that can be thrown and reliably kill with shrapnel and other nasty stuff. The Nail Bomb can be detonated remotely but it's a hazard to even place it due to its volatile nature and I doubt it's more powerful. Edge:Khmer

Machine Gun:The M60 has a deadlier round, quicker muzzle velocity, and further range but it's noticeably heavier than the RPD and loses out in rate of fire. Ultimately I wouldn't say that DW is the best for determining a weapon's endurance and the M60 should get kills before the RPD without that. Edge:IRA

Hand-to-Hand:I would suggest removing this category as the Khmer Rogue's government banned Pradal Serey and other martial arts.

X-Factors:In Training, both seem to be equal with the information given. In Logistics, the Khmer Rouge have access to a nation's arsenal while the IRA has to make do with what they can make or buy. In Experience, the IRA can actually put up a decent fight against a powerful country's military while the Khmer Rouge got their asses kicked by Vietnam. Edge:Tie

Final Verdict:The IRA certainly benefitted from the weapon changes but melee isn't doing anyone any favors here and pistols are inferipr to rapid fire weapons and grenades so the machine gun is the only decent edge. Experience is definitely better than the Khmer Rogue's Logistics edge but the AK can get kills quicker than the M60 without needing to be set up and the RGD can take out multiple hostiles at once. Ultimately I just see the Khmer Rouge being able to kill the IRA with their far more deadly weapons.

Winner:Khmer Rouge