User blog comment:LB&SCR/Thus unto the breach: San Sebastián's Hope vs. Alamo Defenders/@comment-5900266-20160726041031

MoA's Edges:

Rifle: Baker Infantry Rifle vs. Kentucky Long Rifle. The Baker Infantry Rifle is lighter than the unwieldy Kentucky Long Rifle. With its clumsy long and heavy barrel, the Kentucky Rifle was meant as a frontier weapon and was not meant for the battlefield. The Baker, however, was most certainly meant for large-scale battle.

Edge: Forlorn Hope

Musket: Springfield Model 1812 vs. India Pattern Brown Bess. The weapons are too similar for me to give an edge. Their stats are basically identical besides rate of fire and range but with the range going to the Springfield and the rate of fire going to the Brown Bess, I still find myself split.

Edge: Even

Melee: Bowie Knife and Tomahawk vs. Bayonet and 1792 British Officer's Infantry Sword. While they can arguably be thrown, the bayonet and infantry sword have superior range on their side. Simply put, the bayonet and infantry sword are more at home in a combat scenario.

Edge: Forlorn Hope

Overall Winner: Alamo Defenders

Without a defensive position such as the Alamo, the Defenders would find themselves being beaten out in the open against the Forlorn Hope troops with their superior training and weaponry. However, that is not the case. The Defenders DO have a defensive position and their inferior training and weaponry is completely negated by the fact that they are not fighting out in the open and the Forlorn Hope is. On top of this, the Forlorn Hope arguably have the less impressive feat as they only accomplished their objective with substantial assistance from outside parties.