User blog comment:El Alamein/Nat Turner vs. John Brown/@comment-5795750-20160816022545

BG1's "I'd never work for your ass but I'd kick it for free" Edges:

Long Range: Easily the Sharps carbine for its technologically sophisticated firing mechanism superseding that of the ancient flintlock musket; furthermore, without the right firing ingredients (don't think gravel's gonna cut it man), that musket's good as useless

EDGE: John Brown

Medium Range: Pistol vs shotgun where have I seen that before? Anyway in this match I have to give this to the shotgun because it has the greater lethality over the pistol (and yeah the pistol has the ammo capacity advantage but range-wise its the same as the shotgun so it comes down to power)

EDGE: Nat Turner

Short Range: An anti-cavalry pike being wielded by someone other than a soldier for anti-personnel use is bad. An axe with a blunt head is worse. At least the pike has its sharp steel head and a range advantage over the hatchet so in spite of its drawbacks I'm giving the edge to the pike

EDGE: John Brown

Special Weapons: I'm gonna have to call this even to be honest - the Bowie knife as an improv weapon is more able to be used in a combat situation than the cane knife but along the lines of Aragorn vs Leonidas, it's gonna be tough for Brown and his men to counter the knife attacks of the slave army if its just Brown with the Bowie while everyone on Nat's side has a cane knife

EDGE: Even

Overall Winner: Sorry Nat but while your skills and ferocity in battle are impressive and your contribution towards the emancipation of slaves is notable, John Brown is going to mow you and your army down without too much of a struggle. What Brown has that Nat doesn't have is an advantage with range - particularly with the Sharps Carbine and pike that will keep the slave army at a distance. Furthermore, logistics-wise, John possesses the better equipment since all Nat has on his side is birdshot as his ammo (which is impressive but not enough) and gravel (seriously?) while John is more likely stocked up on gunpowder and bullets.