User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Urban Jungle Warlords: Iraqi Republican Guard vs Viet Cong/@comment-5795750-20160212140607

BG1's "It's Saddam Hussein vs Pol Pot again... sorta" Edges:

Long Range: I will actually concur with EA here on this one - the smaller size magazine of the RPK definitely helps it become a more effective and portable machine gun to use; furthermore, RPK has higher muzzle velocity. Apparently, just as an added fact, use of the RPD in the '60s was gradually decreasing as use of the RPK increased - so obviously the RPK was doing something right.

EDGE: Republican Guard

Medium Range: Hmmm... I will actually have to give this to the MAT-49 - despite its shorter range, it has a bigger magazine plus that stock actually will help give the MAT a slight edge over the Skorpion in terms of accuracy

EDGE: Viet Cong

Short Range: These two guns almost seem similar in terms of performance but in the end, the larger magazine of the Browning seems to take the cake here

EDGE: Republican Guard

Special: Easy win for the combat knife here since the punji trap needs to be set up beforehand and it needs to be cleverly hidden in order for some fool to wander into it - that takes time. Meanwhile its much quicker for someone with a combat knife to unsheathe it and go stab stab stab!

EDGE: Republican Guard

Explosive: Well now I wonder how DW would cover this one... that aside, I think the edge here goes to the RGD-5 grenade; yeah the POMZ/F1 combo will be surprising but like the punji pit, it will require set-up time; meanwhile the F1 grenade with its lowering filling weight and timed friction fuse detonation system are woefully outdated (since the F1 was designed initially for use in WWI) in comparison to the 110g TNT filling of the RGD-5 grenade with its pyrotechnic fuse - fun fact though: the RGD-5 when activated makes a popping noise

EDGE: Republican Guard

X-Factors: Average of 69.75 for Republican Guard; Average of 60 for the Viet Cong

EDGE: Republican Guard

Overall: Sweeping all but one of the weapons edges and taking out the X-Factors, it's fair to say that the 'Iraqi Republican Guard'' take this by a longshot - and I guess it is fair for me to say it is like Saddam vs Pot all over again because the Republican Guard certainly have the resources, training, (possibly) tactics and now experience to take on rebellious forces such as the Cong.