User blog comment:Elgb333/Long Range Desert Group vs Special Naval Landing Force/@comment-3189283-20151018111032

Let's see shall we

Melee

I've gotta side with the Bayonet here. It over double the length of the Fairbairn-Sykes and also has the added bonus that it can be attached to the Arisaka to be used as a spear, increasing it's range even further. Sure the Fairbairn-Sykes can be thrown but you've gotta hope that you've got a good aim because otherwise you're throwing away your only close quarters option.

Edge: Special Naval Landing Force 

Sidearm 

The Webley certainly brings a great deal of stopping power with it's larger round but that's all it really has going for it. The Hamada has more ammo and can expend that ammo quicker, which more than makes up for it's low stopping power. To top it all off it's also quicker to reload to allow for an even quicker ROF.

Edge: Special Naval Landing Force 

Rifle

The Lee-Enfield is the pinnacle of what a bolt action rifle could achieve at the time and easily better than the Arisaka which has the shorter effective range, slower rate of fire, slower reload time and a smaller clip size.

Edge: Long Range Desert Group 

SMG 

The Tommy Gun packs one hell of a punch with it's .45 ACP round but because of this it suffers from a lack of accuracy and control, something which could be a problem if not in close proximity. The MP-34 has a larger magazine size but suffers from reliability issues and it's round is not nearly as powerful. The MP-34 would likely be better at a medium range due to it's greater accuracy but up close the sheer power of the Tommy Gun would make the lack of accuracy less of a problem as the LRDG won't need to get as many hits to get a kill. Both are better in the areas the other lacks in and to me that means that they are evenly matched.

Edge: Even 

LMG 

The Type-99 is clearly the better weapon here with a larger round, faster rate of fire and isn't as prone to the issues that the Bren suffers from, namely the jamming and overheating.

Edge: Special Naval Landing Force 

X Factors 

The LRDG has an average of 86.25 whereas the SNLF has an average of 87.25.

Edge: Special Naval Landing Force 

Final Verdict 

I've got to side with the SNLF on this one. They take pretty much all the edges in terms of weaponry, only really losing out on rifles and while the Lee-Enfield is great weapon it can't win the battle alone. They also seem to be more experianced in open combat whereas the LRDG appears to be mainly a guerilla group and as such would be more suited to a quick attack rather than a drawn out firefight. There's not question that the LRDG are the better trained but they still fall short in terms of tactical knowledge and the never say never attitude that was drilled into all Japanese soliders will make the SNLF just that slight bit more determined which could go a long way in a battle such as this.

Special Naval Landing Force: 3,200

Long Range Desert Group: 1,800