User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 Finale: Winged Hussar vs Mongol/@comment-5795750-20130707055520

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Short: The szabla and ild seem identical in that they are shaped like single-edged sabres but the former is just that bit longer. As for the Turko-Mongol sabre vs Koncerz, well you have yourselves the curved sword vs straight sword debacle again in that the sabre brings speed but the koncerz is very deadly and powerful; again though the koncerz is longer meaning the Hussar has a range advantage over the Mongols

EDGE: Hussars

Medium: Kopia Lance is a very good lance but it is a one-use weapon and it can easily be broken or lost in the heat of battle. To think the jida lance might be the same is a bit of a fallacy since it is made of a better material; one thing to point out though is that perhaps the jida lance can't be thrown but the kopia can.

EDGE: Even

Long: Crossbow has 2 weapons in one, great. But if I rememberd right from my battle with the Hussars, using a crossbow one horseback is very very difficult. So all they have to use when on horseback is the bayonet on it which doesn't give them much of a range when compared to the fierce Mongol archer.

EDGE: Mongols

Special: Mace vs Hammer. Interesting match-up. Anyway, the mace is a great bashing tool because of its heavy weight but the warhammer is versatile since it functions almost like a halberd/polearm.

EDGE: Hussars

Armour: This is where the Hussars just have a major advantage over the Mongols since they pack armour made of a tougher and more durable material; sure the lamellar is good when the Mongol is on horseback and hard to catch but once the Mongol is on the ground or he is on his horse in a stationary position, then the Mongol has no chance.

EDGE: Hussars

Overall Winner: This is primarily tough but I have to say this is a Tie. Plainly because both sides have their pros and cons. For the Hussars, they have very good up-close weaponry and more durable armour but they are primarily good on horseback where they can be intimidating due to the wings - on foot, the wings become a bit of a distraction, a give-away signal and a hindrance to mobility; the Mongols are more versatile being capable on both foot and horseback, are very good archers who can possess armour-piercing arrows if they so wish and they have very unpredictable tactics on horseback - the drawback here being the weaker armour and the shorter melee weapons not giving them much edges.